is a 1985 Japanese

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...

directed by

Mitsuo Yanagimachi is a Japanese screenwriter and film director. Career Born in Namegata District, Ibaraki, Yanagimachi attended the Faculty of Law at Waseda University but began studying filmmaking. Working as a freelance assistant director after graduating, he s ...

. It was screened in the

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section at the

1985 Cannes Film Festival The 38th Cannes Film Festival was held from 8 to 20 May 1985. The Palme d'Or went to the ''When Father Was Away on Business'' by Emir Kusturica. The festival opened with ''Witness'', directed by Peter Weir and closed with ''The Emerald Forest'', ...

Cast

* Kinya Kitaoji as Tatsuo *

Kiwako Taichi was a Japanese film actress. She appeared in 20 films between 1967 and 1985. Biography Kiwako Taichi was born in Tokyo on 2 December 1943. She graduated Shoin Junior and Senior High School and, after training in the Haiyuza Theatre Company, ...

as Kimiko * Norihei Miki as Yamakawa *

Junko Miyashita is a Japanese actress who had a long and varied career working both in pink film and mainstream cinema. Career Junko Miyashita was born in Tokyo on January 29, 1949. She was working as a waitress at a coffee shop when she was recruited to wo ...

as Sachiko, Tatsuo's wife * Ryota Nakamoto as Ryota *

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as Nursery school teacher *

Rikiya Yasuoka was a Japanese actor and singer of mixed Italian and Japanese descent. Biography Born in Tokyo, he appeared in his first film, ''Jitensha dorobo'', in 1964. He was diagnosed with Guillain–Barré syndrome Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS) ...

as Toshio *

Jūkei Fujioka was a Japanese actor. He is known as an actor who often played villains, but is famous for playing the role of detective Daisaku Tani in the popular detective drama ''Seibu Keisatsu''. Fujioka started his acting career at the Haiyuza Theatre Com ...

as coolie * Kenzo Kaneko as Kimiko's brother-in-law *

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as Tatsuo's Sister * Aoi Nakajima as Kimiko's sister *

Gozo Soma Gozo (, ), Maltese: ''Għawdex'' () and in antiquity known as Gaulos ( xpu, 𐤂𐤅𐤋, ; grc, Γαῦλος, Gaúlos), is an island in the Maltese archipelago in the Mediterranean Sea. The island is part of the Republic of Malta. After th ...

as (as Gôzô Sôma) *

Kin Sugai (28 February 1926 – 10 August 2018) was a Japanese actress. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 9th Hochi Film Award for '' The Funeral''. Sugai is famous for her role as Sen Nakamura in the jidaigeki drama Hissatsu series. Sh ...

as Tatsuo's Mother *

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as Tatsuo's Sister

Awards

*1985 Mainichi Film Concours **Best Actor - Kinya Kitaoji **Best Screenplay -

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References

External links

* 1985 films 1980s Japanese-language films 1985 drama films Films directed by Mitsuo Yanagimachi Japanese drama films Films scored by Toru Takemitsu 1980s Japanese films {{1980s-Japan-film-stub