The Professor's Beloved Equation (film)

The Professor's Beloved Equation
Directed by	Takashi Koizumi
Produced by	Miyako Araki Tsutomu Sakurai
Written by	Takashi Koizumi (screenplay) Yoko Ogawa (novel)
Starring	Akira Terao Eri Fukatsu Takanari Saito
Music by	Takashi Kako
Cinematography	Hiroyuki Kitazawa Masaharu Ueda
Editing by	Hideto Aga
Release date(s)	21 January 2006
Running time	117 min.
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese / Juǀʼhoan
Budget	$5,000,000 (estimated)

The Professor's Beloved Equation is a Japanese film released January 21, 2006 and directed by Takashi Koizumi. It is based on the novel The Housekeeper and the Professor.

In contrast to the original work, which is told from the perspective of the narrator, the film is shown from the perspective of a 29 year old root as he recounts his memories of the professor to a group of new pupils. Though there are a few differences between the film and the original work (for example, the movie touches on the relationship between the professor and the widow while the book does not give much detail), the film is generally faithful to the original.

Cast

• The professor - Akira Terao
• Kyoko（narrator from the book） - Eri Fukatsu
• Root - Takanari Saito
• The Teacher（Root after age 19） - Hidetaka Yoshioka
• The widow - Ruriko Asaoka

Staff

• Original story by: Yoko Ogawa (Published by Shinchosha)
• Directed by: Takashi Koizumi
• Written by: Takashi Koizumi
• Produced by: Miyako Araki, Tsutomu Sakurai
• Cinematography: Hiroyuki Kitazawa, Masaharu Ueda
• Artwork: Ken Sakei
• Sound: Benitani Sen'ichi
• Lighting: Hideaki Yamakawa
• Wardrobe: Kazuko Kurosawa
• Music by: Takashi Kako
• Distributed by: Asmik Ace Entertainment

External links

• The Professor's Beloved Equation at the Internet Movie Database