Seven Weeks

Seven Weeks
Seven Weeks
	Film poster
Japanese	野のなななのか
Directed by	Nobuhiko Obayashi
Release dates	March 2, 2014 (YIFFF); May 17, 2014 (Japan);
Running time	171 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Seven Weeks (

Ashibetsu, where the film was set, helped fund the film.^[2]^[3]

Plot

The film examines such issues as Japan's wartime responsibility, the current nuclear fallout issue, and romance. The director, Nobuhiko Obayashi, has referred to the film as "Guernica in moving images."

Ashibetsu during the 1930s. The film crisscrosses the stories of a dozen different characters, from different decades.^[2]^[4]

Cast

The film stars

Production

The residents of the small northern town of Ashibetsu, where the film was set, helped fund the film, which resulted in the film having a small budget.^[5]