Rebirth (The Eight Day) Review
Movie: Rebirth (English title) / The Eight Day (literal title) Romaji: Youkame no Semi Japanese: 八日目の蝉 Director: Izuru Narushima Writer: Mitsuyo Kakuta (novel), Satoko Okudera Actors: Mao Inoue, Hiromi Nagasaku, Eiko Koike A woman abducts the baby of man she was having an affair with, the same man who forces her of having an abortion and as a result she loses her fertility. For four years she loved and raised the child as her own until the day she got arrested and the child went back to her biological parents. Fast forward and years later the child has grown up. She moved away from her home because she's unable to adapt with her family. Ironically she also became pregnant with a married man, and now is thinking whether to get an abortion or not. The film is about her journey on how she discovered the link between her present and her past. The opening sequence at the court is one of the strongest opening sequences ever. We see the unapologetic abductor and the veng...