Bel Canto

[Machine Translation] Terrorists and hostages - why did these opposites connect with each other? This moving drama with a superb cast from Japan and the U.S. depicts how a bond is formed in a critical situation. --Hosokawa, a businessman, is looking forward to a party at the residence of the vice president of a South American country, to which he and his interpreter, Gen, have been invited. The organizers, who are planning to invite Hosokawa's company to a factory, have arranged a salon concert by Roxanne Coss, a soprano singer whom Hosokawa loves very much. Local celebrities and ambassadors from various countries gather to hear the goddess-like voice of Roxanne Kos, when terrorists suddenly rush in and take over the vice president's mansion. Demanding the release of their imprisoned comrades, they negotiate with the government through the Red Cross Messenel, but the two sides remain at loggerheads. However, Roxanne's song triggers an exchange between the terrorists, who were too poor to receive an education, and the educated hostages, who are like parents and children or teachers and students. However, the end is near for this temporary paradise... [Sound] English, Spanish, Japanese ( Dolby True HD 5.1ch surround )

Special Feature / Bonus Track: interview with Ken Watanabe (3 min 56sec), greeting, trailer, and more

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テロリストと人質―なぜ、正反対の立場の彼らが心を通わせたのか? 危機的状況で生まれた絆の行方を日米豪華キャストで描く感動ドラマ。――実業家のホソカワは通訳のゲンと共に招かれた、南米某国の副大統領邸でのパーティーを心待ちにしていた。ホソカワの会社の工場誘致を目論む主催者が、彼が愛してやまないソプラノ歌手のロクサーヌ・コスのサロンコンサートを企画したのだ。現地の名士や各国の大使も集まり、女神のようなロクサーヌの歌声が流れたその時、突然テロリストたちがなだれ込み副大統領邸を占拠する。収監中の同志の解放を求める彼らは、赤十字のメスネルを介して政府と交渉するが平行線が続く。そんな中、ロクサーヌの歌をきっかけに、貧しく教育など受けられるはずもなかったテロリストたちと、教養に溢れた人質たちの間に、親子や師弟のような交流が生まれ始める。しかし、かりそめの楽園に終わりの時が近づいていた──。[音声] 英語、スペイン語、日本語 (Dolby True HD 5.1chサラウンド)

特典映像(24分): 渡辺謙インタビュー(3分56秒)、ジャパンプレミア舞台挨拶(12分13秒)、人を魅了する音楽の力(3分14秒)、国籍を超えた多彩なキャストたち(3分10秒)、劇場予告編(1分36秒)