A Promise (1986)
Ningen no yakusoku (original title)Reference View | Change View
- 2h 3min
- Drama
- 17 Mar 1987 (USA)
- Movie
An old woman has died and her widower with dementia confesses to killing her. After this, the story goes back in time to show the events leading up to her death.
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Awards:
- 3 wins & 4 nominations.
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Cast
| Rentarô Mikuni | ... |
Ryôsaku Morimoto
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Chôichirô Kawarasaki | ... |
Yoshio, Ryôsaku's son
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Orie Satô | ... |
Ritsuko, Yoshio's wife
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| Sachiko Murase | ... |
Tatsu, Ryôsaku's wife
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Mieko Yûki |
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Chôei Takahashi | ... |
Takeya Nakamura
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| Reiko Tajima | ... |
Saeko Nogawa
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| Kumiko Takeda | ... |
Naoko, Yoshio's daughter
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Tetta Sugimoto | ... |
Takao, Yoshio's son
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| Kenzô Tabu |
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Katsura Kawasaki |
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Michio Hino |
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Kikue Akizuki |
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Nobuko Tashiro |
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Natsuyo Kawakami |
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Yuzuko Kinoshita |
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Imari Tsuji |
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Kan Yanagiya |
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Masao Kanda |
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Shôji Wazawa | ... |
(as Masaharu Wazawa)
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Teppei Takasugi |
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Senkichi Ômura |
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| Kôichi Satô | ... |
Detective Yoshikawa
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| Masakane Yonekura | ... |
Detective Miura
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| Tomisaburô Wakayama | ... |
Detective Tagami
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Directed by
| Yoshishige Yoshida | ||
Written by
| Shuichi Sae | ... | (novel) |
| Yoshishige Yoshida | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Fukiko Miyauchi | ... | (screenplay) |
Produced by
| Kiyoshi Fujimoto | ... | producer |
| Chôkichi Nakamichi | ... | executive producer |
| Yasuyo Saitô | ... | producer |
| Matsuo Takahashi | ... | executive producer |
| Shigeyuki Tanishima | ... | producer |
| Kazunobu Yamaguchi | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Haruomi Hosono | ||
Cinematography by
| Yoshihiro Yamazaki | ||
Editing by
| Akira Suzuki | ||
Production Design by
| Matsuo Takahashi | ||
Art Direction by
| Yoshie Kikukawa | ||
Set Decoration by
| Yoshiyasu Keo | ||
| Kiyotomo Suzuki | ||
| Kiyoshi Takahashi | ||
Costume Design by
| Riyoshi Kubo | ||
| Hajime Totsuka | ||
Makeup Department
| Natsuko Fukuzawa | ... | makeup artist |
| Shigeo Tamura | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Hiroyuki Akimoto | ... | production supervisor |
| Kazuhiko Furuya | ... | executive in charge of production |
| Daisaku Yamada | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Hiroyuki Inokoshi | ... | third assistant director |
| Yasuhide Kidota | ... | second assistant director |
| Hisao Maru | ... | assistant director |
Art Department
| Kiyomi Nishibata | ... | set designer |
| Kazuhiro Saitô | ... | set designer |
Sound Department
| Toshio Nakano | ... | sound |
| Hidetoshi Nonaka | ... | sound recordist |
| Saburô Sakai | ... | sound effects editor |
| Hideo Takeichi | ... | sound recordist |
Visual Effects by
| Shin'ichi Ôtsuka | ... | effects (as Shinichi Ôtsuka) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Yasuhito Hironaka | ... | camera operator |
| Shôsaku Katô | ... | gaffer |
| Shûji Kuriyama | ... | camera operator |
| Yûji Meguro | ... | still photographer (as Hiroshi Meguro) |
| Mitsuru Ogawa | ... | lighting technician |
| Hidenori Okita | ... | lighting technician |
| Tatsuya Suzuki | ... | lighting technician |
| Hiroshi Takase | ... | camera operator |
| Fumihiko Tamura | ... | lighting technician |
Script and Continuity Department
| Midori Kuwabara | ... | continuity |
Additional Crew
| Kiyotaka Ishii | ... | vehicles |
| Rikiji Mori | ... | production desk |
| Tadahiko Osada | ... | stage manager |
| Hiroshi Shimomura | ... | stage manager |
| Yasuko Suzuki | ... | production desk |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Toho-Towa (1986) (Japan) (theatrical)
- New Yorker Films (1987) (United States) (subtitled)
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