A Class to Remember 4: Fifteen (2000)
"15-Sai: Gakko IV" (original title)

Bored with school, 15-year-old Daisuke Kawashima embarks on a pilgrimage to visit the 7,000-year-old cedar tree on distant Yakushima Island. Through his journey, Daisuke meets a number of ... See full summary »

Director:

Yôji Yamada

Writers:

Yoshitaka Asama (screenplay), Emiko Hiramatsu (screenplay),

Stars:

Yûta Kanai, Hidekazu Akai, Rei Asami

4 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Yûta Kanai	...	Daisuke Kawashima
Hidekazu Akai	...	Yasu Sasaki
Rei Asami	...	Sumire Oba
Nenji Kobayashi	...	Daisuke's father
Seiko Takada
Yôko Akino	...	Mother
Takashi Sasano
Yoshiaki Umegaki
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Baijaku Nakamura
Mutsuko Sakura
Tetsurô Tanba	...	Tetsuo Hata

Storyline

Bored with school, 15-year-old Daisuke Kawashima embarks on a pilgrimage to visit the 7,000-year-old cedar tree on distant Yakushima Island. Through his journey, Daisuke meets a number of interesting people, including friendly truck driver Sumire and a mysterious mountaineer girl.

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Plot Keywords:

für elise | number in title

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

11 November 2000 (Japan)

Also Known As:

A Class to Remember 4: Fifteen

Filming Locations:

Tokyo, Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hakuhodo, Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Soundtracks

"Für Elise"
Music by Ludwig van Beethoven

User Reviews

Excellent Road Movie

I happened to see this one during Japanese Film Festivals and I'm glad I did because this is the only good movie that was screened then.

The story revolves around a 15-year-old boy who went a distance just to see a 7,000-year-old cedar tree. Just like any other road movie, he met many characters along the way. But this is not an ordinary road movie. This one is excellent!

One particular scene was done beautifully. It was morning and the boy had just took a ride from a truck driver. The road was quiet and we can see a lot of trucks on the side. It gives me the peaceful feeling, as if I was the boy on the scene!

I've been waiting for it to be released on DVD, along with some other Japanese movies, but I guess it will never happen...