The Soong Sisters

[Machine Translation] One of the best-known films depicting the epic lives of the sisters is now available on Blu-ray for the first time! The three real-life sisters are played by top international actresses Michele Yeoh, Maggie Cheung, and Vivienne Wu, all of whom are also active in Hollywood. The dynamic images created by Emi Wada (costume designer), Kitaro (music), and Arthur Wong (cinematographer) are also a must-see. --The film is a story of three women who saw a new era. Three sisters of the Song family were raised in China at the turn of the century without being bound by old customs. When they returned from their studies in the United States, they each chose very different partners. The eldest married a sergeant of a conglomerate and went on to build a large conglomerate that would influence the Chinese economy. The second daughter married revolutionary Sun Yat-sen over the objections of her family, and together with Sun Yat-sen, devoted all her passion to the revolution. The third daughter married a young military commander who later became the supreme leader of the Kuomintang government. But he fell just short of overthrowing the 3,000-year rule of the Chinese dynasties and unifying China. The currents of the times tear apart the strong bond between the three sisters and the country as well... The Xinhai Revolution, the Xi'an Incident, the Sino-Japanese War, and the Sino-Japanese Civil War... The three sisters loved, were wounded, and were at the mercy of cruel fates, but they lived unflinchingly and without pretense through the turbulent period in China.

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姉妹の壮絶な人生を描いた屈指の名作が、初のブルーレイ化! 実在の3姉妹をハリウッドでも活躍しているミシェール・ヨー、マギー・チャン、ヴィヴィアン・ウーという国際派トップ女優が豪華競演。衣装のワダエミ、音楽の喜多郎、撮影のアーサー・ウォンの作り出すダイナミック映像も見もの。 ――新しい時代を見た3人の女性がいた。今世紀初頭の中国で、古い因習にとらわれずに育てられた宋家の三姉妹。アメリカ留学から帰国した彼女たちは、それぞれに全く異なるパートナーを選んだ。長女は財閥の御曹司と結婚し、中国経済を左右する大財閥を築いていく。次女は革命家・孫文と一族の反対を押し切って結婚、孫文とともに情熱のすべてを革命に捧げ、中華人民共和国成立とともに国家副主席となる。そして、三女は後に国民党政府最高指導者となる若き軍司令官と結婚する。だが3000年の中国王朝支配を打ち破り、中国統一を目前にして倒れた。時代の奔流は、強い絆で結ばれた三姉妹を、国をも引き裂いてゆく・・・。辛亥革命、西安事件、日中戦争、国共内戦・・・彼女たちは愛し、傷つき、苛酷なまでの運命に翻弄されながらも、中国の激動期を、自ら偽ることなく、ひたむきに生きた。

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