Ever since an accident in the mountains outside town, Takuji's slept in a coma; his neighbors care for him as new events occur every day.
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| Sung-Ki Ahn | ... | Takuji (as Sung-kee Ahn) | |
| Christine Hakim | ... | Tia | |
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Jun Hamamura | ... | Old man at post office |
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Tokie Hidari | ... | Tomiko |
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Masao Imafuku | ... | Le père de Takuji |
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Ittoku Kishibe | ... | Chief |
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Toshie Kobayashi | ... | Middle-aged mother-in-law |
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Akiko Nomura | ||
| Takahiro Tamura | ... | Denjihei | |
| Tetsu Watanabe | ... | Daigo | |
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Masako Yagi | ||
| Kôji Yakusho | ... | Kamimura | |
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Ever since an accident in the mountains outside town, Takuji's slept in a coma; his neighbors care for him as new events occur every day.
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3 February 1996 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
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I really loved this film. It is very Still, very Poetic and has an extremely beautiful and wonderful ending! The great thing of it is that you feel more than you see. The plot is just as small as the message of this masterpiece is great!