is a 2007 Japanese movie directed by
Yoshimitsu Morita
was a Japanese film director who was born in Tokyo. Career
Self-taught, first making shorts on 8 mm film during the 1970s, he made his feature film debut with ''No Yōna Mono'' (''Something Like It'', 1981).Mark Schillin"Director Yoshimitsu Mo ...
and starring
Toyokawa Etsushi and
Yūki Amami
is a Japanese actress.
Career
Amami joined the Takarazuka Revue in 1987 and retired from the stage company in 1995. Amami was the youngest actress in the company's history to be cast in a top male role. As an , she belonged to the ''Moon Trou ...
. Based on the novel of the same name by
Hideo Okuda, it tells the story of a schoolboy whose family moves from Tokyo to
Okinawa
is a prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 km2 (880 sq mi).
Naha is the capital and largest city ...
.
It began filming in May 2007 in Tokyo; the crew went to Okinawa for on-location filming at the end of June. Its theme song is "
Eien no Uta" by
Nakashima Mika
is a Japanese singer and actress. Five of her studio albums, one of her mini-albums and one of her compilation albums have reached number one in Japan's Oricon album chart. She also embarked on an acting career, most notably as Nana Osaki in th ...
.
Cast
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Etsushi Toyokawa
is a Japanese actor.
Biography
Born in Yao, Osaka, he studied at Shimizudani High School
is a prestigious Japanese public co-educational senior high school (secondary school), located in Tennōji-ku, Osaka, Japan.
Overview
Shimizudan ...
as 'Ichiro Uehara' (as a father who was an extremism activist)
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Yūki Amami
is a Japanese actress.
Career
Amami joined the Takarazuka Revue in 1987 and retired from the stage company in 1995. Amami was the youngest actress in the company's history to be cast in a top male role. As an , she belonged to the ''Moon Trou ...
as 'Sakura Uehara' (as a mother who was an extremism activist)
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Keiko Kitagawa
is a Japanese actress and former model. She was an exclusive model for the Japanese ''Seventeen'' magazine from late 2003 to mid-2006, and quit modeling when she left the magazine. Her first acting role was Sailor Mars in the Sailor Moon live act ...
as 'Yoko Uehara' (as a Sakura's daughter)
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Shuto Tanabe
is a Japanese footballer who plays as a right-back for J1 League club, Kawasaki Frontale
is a Japanese professional football club based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, south of Tokyo. The club plays in the J1 League, which is the top ti ...
as 'Jiro Uehara' (as a Eldest son. 6th grade schoolboy. This movie's protagonist)
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Rina Matsumoto Rina or RINA may refer to:
__NOTOC__ People and fictional characters
* Rina (given name), a list of people and fictional characters
* Kento Rina, Indian politician
* Mahfuza Rahman Rina, Bangladeshi politician
* Tongam Rina (born 1979), Indian journ ...
as 'Momoko Uehara' (as a Second daughter. 4th grade schoolgirl. She loves being bitten by her father)
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Ken'ichi Matsuyama
is a Japanese actor. He is known for his affinity for strange character roles, and he is best known internationally for playing L in the 2006 films ''Death Note'', '' Death Note 2: The Last Name'' and '' L: Change the World'' in 2008, as well a ...
as Officer 'Niigaki' (He fell in love with Yoko at first sight.)
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Mitsuru Hirata
is a Japanese actor. He won the award for best actor at the 7th Hochi Film Award and the award for best supporting actor at the 4th Yokohama Film Festival for ''Fall Guy''.
Filmography
Films
*''Fall Guy'' (1982), Yasu
*''Theater of Life'' (198 ...
as the Principal
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Hideko Yoshida
is a Japanese actress. She won the award for best supporting actress at the 14th Hochi Film Award for ''Shaso''.
Filmography
* '' Neo Tokyo'' (1989)
* ''Shaso'' (1989)
* ''The Pillow Book'' (1996)
* ''Will to Live'' (1999)
* ''By Player'' (2000) ...
as
Social Insurance Agency The was an agency administered by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare. After a scandal involving millions of lost pension records, on January 1, 2010 it was abolished and replaced by the Japan Pension Service. It was responsible ...
's Staff
References
External links
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2007 films
Kadokawa Daiei Studio films
Films set in Okinawa Prefecture
Films based on Japanese novels
Films scored by Michiru Ōshima
2000s Japanese films
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