名古屋テレビ開局40周年記念作品 SABU ~さぶ~

SABU

概要

 

OUTLINE

製作年 2002   Year 2002
上映時間 122分   Running Time 122min.
製作国 日本   Coutnry JAPAN
言語 日本語   Language JAPANESE
原作 山本周五郎
「さぶ」
(新潮社刊)
  Original Story Shugoro YAMAMOTO
監督 三池崇史   Director Takashi MIIKE
脚本 竹山洋   Screenplay Yo TAKEYAMA
キャスト 藤原竜也
妻夫木聡
田畑智子
吹石一恵
大杉蓮
沢田研二
  Cast Tatsuya FUJIWARA
Satoshi TSUMABUKI
Tomoko TABATA
Kazue FUKIISHI
Ren OHSUGI
Kenji SAWADA
     
©2002 名古屋テレビ/電通/セディックインターナショナル  

あらすじ

江戸の経師屋芳古堂に幼い頃から住み込み、兄弟以上の信頼関係と友情によって支えあってきた、表具職人の栄二とさぶ。ある日、栄二は得意先で高価な金襴の切れを盗んだといいう濡れ衣を着せられ、石川島の人足寄場に送られてしまう。さぶや栄二の許嫁・おすえは彼の無実を信じ、寄場を訪ねるが、復讐心に固まった栄二は彼らを寄せ付けない。時が経つにつれ、寄場での人間関係が、そんな栄二の心を変えていく。きっかけとなったのは、同心・岡安の「季節の花の香りを感じる心の余裕があるのか」という問いかけだった…

STORY

Eiji and Sabu are of the same age, and have been working together as live-in mounting craftsmen since they were kids. One day, Eiji is falsely charged with theft, and disappears. Sabu goes looking for him. Eiji is made to do forced labor in a work camp on the isle of Ishikawa. He distrusts people and keeps his feelings to himself. Even when Sabu discovers his whereabouts, Eiji hurls cold words at him. However, spurred by the people in the camp, Eiji opens up his heart bit by bit. At that moment, the island is hit by a typhoon. The laborers are released for seven days in order to find shelter, but Eiji says he will protect the camp together with the government officials, and gathers companions. Thanks to Eiji's efforts, the typhoon somehow passes, and Eiji finally returns to the regular world, where he is warmly welcomed by Sabu.

解説

山本周五郎の傑作小説を、名古屋テレビの開局40周年記念番組として製作、放映され大反響を呼んだ作品。OA後に、未放映カットを大幅に加えた劇場完全版として上映。「DEAD OR ALIVE」「殺し屋イチ」の監督・三池崇史が本格的な時代劇に始めて挑んだ青春映画。

INTRODUCTION

Miike Takashi once worked as assistant director to Imamura Shohei and Onchi Hideo. Since his debut in 1995, he has continued to shoot films at an astonishingly high pace, demonstrating his skills, regardless of genre, with films like Dead or Alive and Ichi the Killer. Now he brings us a serious period drama.