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Nobuyoshi Araki (story)
Ryo Iwamatsu (writer)
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18 October 1997 (Japan) more
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This is a biographical film about the late Yoko Araki, who was the wife of Japan's leading photographer, Nobuyoshi Araki. full summary | add synopsis
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2 wins & 10 nominations more
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An interesting account of a couple's married life more (3 total)
Cast
(Credited cast) | Naoto Takenaka | ... | Mikio Shimazu |
| Miho Nakayama | ... | Yoko Shimazu |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Nobuyoshi Araki | ... | Train conductor |
| Tadanobu Asano | ||
| Shiho Fujimura | ||
| Yoshiko Kuga | ||
| Takako Matsu | ... | Mizutani |
| Tomokazu Miura | ... | Sotooka |
| Yoshimitsu Morita | ||
| Miyuki Nakajima | ... | Bar hostess |
| Hideo Nakata | ||
| Satsuki Natsukawa | ||
| Gô Rijû | ||
| Kotobuki Shiriagari | ||
| Masayuki Suo | ... | Postman |
| Sawa Suzuki | ||
| Tomorowo Taguchi | ||
| Kanji Tsuda | ||
| Shinya Tsukamoto | ... | Maeda |
| Yayako Uchida | ||
| Miyako Yamaguchi | ... | Yamada |
| Eri Yu | ||
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121 min
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South Korea:All | Hong Kong:I | Hong Kong:IIB (re-rating)
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Himawari more
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The story is based on the diary of a famous photographer. In the diary, he wrote about the little things that happened in his married life when his wife was still alive. Unlike "The Key(1997)" directed by Toshiharu Ikeda where there was someone actually reading from a diary, this show only had narration in the background. The pace of the film was rather slow at times.
Naoto Takenata was the director cum main actor. He had a funny role in "Shall We Dance?(1996)" directed by Masayuki Suo but he looked serious in this film. He would drink with his friends and leave his wife somewhere else. One of his friends is Takako Matsu. I think she looked quite studious with the thick spectacles!
Miho Nakayama acted as the wife. Most of the time, she was not too sociable and seldom talked to her colleagues. But, there were a few scenes that showed her playfulness. One of them showed her stopping a can from rolling in the train with a single tap of the foot. She was quite proud of her feat and the husband smiled lovingly. That was one of my favorite scenes!
The scenery of the place where the couple had their second honeymoon was beautiful! They walked in the streets together and the wife even had a nap on a boat. I think I would travel there the next time I visit Japan!