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Sleeping Man (1996)

Nemuru otoko (original title)
| Drama | 3 February 1996 (Japan)
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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.

Director:

Kôhei Oguri

Writers:

Kiyoshi Kenmochi, Kôhei Oguri

Stars:

Sung-Ki Ahn, Christine Hakim, Jun Hamamura | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Sung-Ki Ahn ... Takuji (as Sung-kee Ahn)
Christine Hakim ... Tia
Jun Hamamura Jun Hamamura ... Old man at post office
Tokie Hidari Tokie Hidari ... Tomiko
Masao Imafuku Masao Imafuku ... Le père de Takuji
Ittoku Kishibe Ittoku Kishibe ... Chief
Toshie Kobayashi Toshie Kobayashi ... Middle-aged mother-in-law
Akiko Nomura Akiko Nomura
Takahiro Tamura ... Denjihei
Tetsu Watanabe ... Daigo
Masako Yagi 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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Drama

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Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

3 February 1996 (Japan) See more »

Also Known As:

Sleeping Man See more »

Filming Locations:

Gunma, Japan

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Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1
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Disturbingly beautiful, full of stillness
9 August 2001 | by fvandamme – See all my reviews

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!
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