World of Delight

World of Delight (レインツリーの国) is a 2015 Japanese youth romance film directed by Yoshishige Miyake. It is based on the novel  by Hiro Arikawa. It was released on November 21, 2015.

This work is a love story between the main charactor, who is a normal hearing person, and the heroine who is the late-deafened. Hiro Arikawa, the author of this work, had the experience of having her husband suffer sudden hearing loss twice, and fortunately, because he was treated quickly, he did not lose his hearing and was able to return to hearing, but this experience of hers would have gone into the image of a heroine who suffers from hearing loss. There is an expression in the work where she is distressed because she cannot hear Nobuyuki's voice.

On filming
Yuta Tamamori, who plays the lead role of Nobuyuki, had this to say about his character, "He is straight and says what he thinks clearly. He is the complete opposite of me (laughs). I've never played a businessman before, so I asked my friends beforehand how difficult it would be. It's a warm movie about two very straight people in love, so I hope it will make people who watch it swoon". Mariya Nishiuchi, who plays Rika Hitomi, said "Playing the role of Hitomi made me think about the importance of love and words. I'm curious to see how Hitomi's step-by-step progress reached everyone's hearts, so I'd be very happy to hear your thoughts on it."

Tamamori had to use Kansai dialect for his role, and he had difficulty with intonation in Kansai dialect. He said that the script was black with countless intonations written in pen. Seeing Tamamori like this, co-star Kataoka Ainosuke VI gave him advice as a Kansai region person. Kataoka said, "Tamamori-kun was a really nice young man and eager to learn," and added, "I want you to become a member of the Kansai people (laughs)".

According to art director Chie Matsumoto, the room interiors were created with great care for this shoot. Kousaka's house, which she moved to Tokyo from Osaka, was made to have a lived-in feel without being too stylish. Osaka-like accessories were also placed on the set of her parents' house in Osaka. In Hitomi's house, the direction and arrangement of the furniture was considered after talking to an actual hearing-impaired person.

Synopsis
Nobuyuki Sakisaka is a businessman who sometimes works at the hospital as a helper. While cleaning out his parents' house, he found a book he once loved, but noticed that only the bottom volume was missing. As he reads through the upper and middle volumes, he can't help but feel compelled to read the lower volume. Curious about the contents of the second volume, I searched the Internet and found the website "Raintree Country," of which Hitomi is the administrator. he was so moved by the comments he read on the site that he couldn't help but send a message to Hitomi. Hitomi replied, and the two had a great time talking about their favorite works. Nobuyuki wanted to meet Hitomi and told her that he wanted to see her, but then she stopped replying. Nobuyuki, who really wanted to meet Hitomi, waited for a while, but Hitomi actually has a handicap in her hearing and did not want to meet him. Hitomi had a hard life because of her ear disorder. However, her life changes little by little when she meets Nobuyuki, who cares about Hitomi as a woman.

Cast

 * Nobuyuki Sakisaka acted by Yuta Tamamori
 * Main character. His family is a hair salon. He is a Kansai native from the bottom up. He is generous and mild-mannered, but when he gets angry, he is furious. He lost his father to a brain tumor when he was in high school. She was searching the Internet for feedback on a light novel she read in junior high school, "Fairy Game," and came across a website called "Raintree no Kuni.


 * Rika Hitomi acted by Mariya Nishiuchi
 * She is the administrator of the blog "Raintree Country". When she was in the first grade of high school, she had a slip-and-fall accident while climbing a mountain with her parents, which resulted in sensorineural hearing loss in both ears, and she wears hearing aids. She wears hearing aids, and grows her hair long so that others cannot see her hearing aids. She begins exchanging e-mails with Nobuyuki, who shares her thoughts on how "The Fairy Game" should end. After meeting Nobuyuki, her views on hearing-impaired people change. Her handle is "Hitomi".


 * Misako acted by Kanna Mori
 * Nobuyuki's colleague at work. She is interested in him.


 * Fumiko Sakisaka acted by Atsuko Takahata
 * Mother of Nobuyuki. She runs a beauty salon. She has a bright and energetic personality.


 * Yukari Hitomi acted by Yumi Asō
 * Rika's mother. She is always concerned about her daughter. She has a kind personality.

Staff

 * Baced on - "World of Delight" by Hiro Arikawa (Shinchosha)
 * Director - Kiyoshige Miyake
 * Screenplay - Chiho Watanabe
 * Photography - Hiroo Yanagida
 * Lighting - Yasushi Miyao
 * Sound Recording - Shigeru Abe
 * Art Director - Chie Matsumoto
 * Editing - Shinichi Fushima
 * Music - Yugo Kanno
 * Theme song - "In the End It's You" by Kis-My-Ft2 (Avex Trax)
 * Film distributor - Showgate (now:Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures)

Reception
The film was number-two on its opening weekend by box office gross behind Girls und Panzer der Film, with ¥124 million, and number-one by admissions, with 91,700.

Related Products
With Japanese subtitles and audio guidance released May 25, 2016 by Avex Inc.
 * First Edition (A mouse pad to fall in love with" and a 24-page booklet are included in the package.)
 * Two-disc Blu-ray set (one full-length feature disc and one bonus disc)
 * Two-disc DVD set (one full-length feature disc and one bonus disc)
 * Normal Edition
 * One disc Blu-ray (one full-length feature disc)
 * One disc DVD (one full-length feature disc)