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Director:
Shôhei Imamura
Writers:
Shôhei Imamura
Daisuke Tengan
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Release Date:
3 November 2001 (Japan) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance See more »
Plot:
A down-and-out businessman travels to a seaside town, where he meets a woman with unusual sexual powers. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
1 win & 2 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
Japanese New Wave Director Dies
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Cast

  (in credits order)

Kôji Yakusho ... Yosuke Sasano

Misa Shimizu ... Saeko Aizawa
Mitsuko Baishô ... Mitsu Aizawa
Mansaku Fuwa ... Gen
Isao Natsuyagi ... Masayuki Uomi
Yukiya Kitamura ... Shintaro Uomi
Hijiri Kojima ... Mika Tagami
Toshie Negishi ... Tomoko Sasano
Sumiko Sakamoto ... Masako Yamada
Gadarukanaru Taka ... Taizo Tachibana
Mickey Curtis ... Nobuyuki Ohnishi
Takao Yamada ... Kazuo Namamura
Katsuo Nakamura ... Takao Yamada
Kazuo Kitamura ... Taro
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Directed by
Shôhei Imamura 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
Yo Henmi  novel
Shôhei Imamura 
Daisuke Tengan 
Motofumi Tomikawa  screenplay

Produced by
Koji Matsuda .... line producer
Masaya Nakamura .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Shinichirô Ikebe 
 
Cinematography by
Shigeru Komatsubara 
 
Film Editing by
Hajime Okayasu 
 
Production Design by
Hisao Inagaki 
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Masahide Kuwabara .... assistant director
Masayuki Taniguchi .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Kenichi Benitani .... sound
 
Other crew
Katsumi Furuhashi .... production accountant
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Akai hashi no shita no nurui mizu" - Japan (original title)
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Runtime:
Argentina:122 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival) | France:119 min | UK:119 min | USA:119 min
Country:
Japan | France
Language:
Japanese
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
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Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Brazil:18 | France:U | Hong Kong:IIB | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:12 | Spain:13 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | South Korea:18 | UK:15
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A wonderful film. Among the best recent Japanese works..., 21 November 2005
Author: Tilly Gokbudak from Roanoke, Va.

I must admit to discovering Imamora only recently. He has all the vivid cinematic detail, the edginess of Oshima, and the humor of Itami; but he is a unique and original master of Japanese cinema. I am delighted that a film like this is even available in America. And, I am not surprised that there have been people here who proclaim it to be a 'silly film.' The film is a great surreal satire. It examines the ridiculous nature of male sexuality, and how we as men are motivated by our fears that one day well 'our little soldier won't be able to salute.' I loved the scene where the title character outruns an African long distance runner so he can meet up with the nymphomaniac shoplifter who he has started to have relations with even though he knows very little about her. I love the way birds and fish are used to symbolize fear and desire. This is an intoxicating film. I saw "The Pornogaphers" earlier this year, and it is a delight to see that a brilliant filmmaker has not lost his touch, not remotely!

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