is a 1988 Japanese
drama film directed by
Yoshishige Yoshida, based on
the 1847 novel by
Emily Brontë
Emily Jane Brontë (, commonly ; 30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848) was an English novelist and poet who is best known for her only novel, ''Wuthering Heights'', now considered a classic of English literature. She also published a book of poet ...
. It was entered into the
1988 Cannes Film Festival
The 41st Cannes Film Festival was held from 11 to 23 May 1988. The Palme d'Or went to the '' Pelle erobreren'' by Bille August.
The festival opened with ''Le Grand Bleu'', directed by Luc Besson and closed with ''Willow'', directed by Ron Howard. ...
.
Plot
The film retells the events of Emily Bronte's tale of vengeance and obsessive love, set in medieval Japan.
[*] Each character acts as the original novel's equivalent. For example, the protagonists of Bronte's novel, Heathcliff and Catherine, are Onimaru and Kinu in this film
Cast
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Yūsaku Matsuda as Onimaru
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Yūko Tanaka as Kinu Yamabe
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Rentarō Mikuni as Takamaru
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Tatsuo Nadaka as Mitsuhiko
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Eri Ishida as Tae
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Nagare Hagiwara as Hidemaru
*
Keiko Ito Keiko may refer to:
*Keiko (given name), a feminine Japanese given name
*Emperor Keiko
*Keiko (orca), a performing killer whale best known for the film ''Free Willy''
** "Keiko" (song), a single by Lucerito dedicated to Keiko the orca
*Keiko (music ...
as Shino
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Masato Furuoya as Yoshimaru
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Tomoko Takabe
Tomoko (ともこ, トモコ) is a female Japanese given name.
Like many Japanese names, Tomoko can be written using different kanji characters and can mean:
* 友子 - "friendly child"
* 知子 - "knowing child"
* 智子 - "wise child"
* 朋子 ...
as Kinu, daughter
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Masao Imafuku as Ichi
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Shin Ueda
Shin may refer to:
Biology
* The front part of the human leg below the knee
* Shinbone, the tibia, the larger of the two bones in the leg below the knee in vertebrates
Names
* Shin (given name) (Katakana: シン, Hiragana: しん), a Japanese ...
as Suka
*
Taro Shigaki
was a Japanese actor and voice actor.
Filmography
Acting roles
* Hidetaro in ''Akantare'' (xxxx)
* Lieutenant Commander Sasai in ''Samurai!'' (xxxx)
* Minamoto no Yoshitsune in '' Shin Heike Monogatari'' (1972)
* Kusaka Genzui in ''Kashin'' ( ...
References
External links
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1988 films
1988 drama films
Japanese drama films
1980s Japanese-language films
Films directed by Yoshishige Yoshida
Films based on Wuthering Heights
1980s Japanese films
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