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Credited cast: | |||
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Hiroko Yakushimaru | ... | Shoko Koyama |
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Etsushi Toyokawa | ... | Mutsuki Kishida |
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Michitaka Tsutsui | ... | Kon Fujishima |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
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Kai Atô | ||
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Masuyo Iwamoto | ... | Yuriko Kishida, Yuzo's wife |
Mariko Kaga | ... | Chiaki Koyama, Shoko's mother | |
Yûsuke Kawazu | ... | Yuzo Kishida, Mutsuki's father | |
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Yukio Ninagawa | ||
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Tomoko Oshima | ... | Misuho Ito, Shoko's friend |
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Rie Shibata | ... | Waitress |
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Kumiko Tsuchiya | ||
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Masahiko Tsugawa | ... | Todushi Koyama, Chiaki's husband |
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Hatsuo Yamaya | ||
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Satoko Ôshima |
Shoko and Mutsuki get married to satisfy their worried parents, but she is well past the age at which a 'good' Japanese woman should marry, and he is in love with a young male college student. The film is less a realistic exploration of gay life than a fairy tale of three young Japanese trying to construct an alternative to the sexual and familial roles given to them by a society turning increasingly emotionally barren.L. Written by L.H. Wong <as9401k56@ntuvax.ntu.ac.sg>
A 30 something Japanese doctor bows to the pressure of his parents' demands and agrees to an arranged marriage even though he already has a gay lover who is a student at a local college.
The wife has a problem of her own (alcohol) but does try to make the marriage work, seeking out the lover, introducing herself and inviting him to their home.
Although the student and the wife seem to get along well, the doctor has problems and much trouble ensues.
Even through the difficulties presented with subtitles and trying to understand those of a very different culture, the movie is well presented, consistently interesting and the performances are very believable.