aka: Professor's Beloved Formula

DVD RC2 (playable in all European DVD-players), NTSC

Director: Takashi Koizumi
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Cast: Terao Akira, Fukatsu Eri, Saitou Ryuusei
Running time: 117 minutes
Released: 2005 [Japan]
Genre: Drama
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Audio: Japanese
Subtitles (removable): English, Japanese
Features: Anamorphic Widescreen, Dolby Digital 5.1,
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Distributor: Asmik [Japan] 2006

Adaptation of the prize-winning novel by Yoko Ogawa. A mathematical genius is afflicted by long-term memory loss after a mysterious accident, leaving him unable to remember anything for over 80 minutes. However, he is able to bond with his housekeeper and her son over a shared love of baseball and mathematics.

Root and I always thought our time with the professor was important . . . A young maid and her 10-year-old son come to work for a mathematical genius who is only able to remember 80 minutes at a time. The mother and son are charmed by the professor's love of math, quickly discoving the beauty of the words hidden within the math of the professor. Based on the best-selling novel. Directed by Takashi Koizumi ("Ameagaru" director. )