During a downpour, a generous ronin and his supporting wife are stranded at a country inn. The ronin comes to the attention of a lord who wants to hire him as an instructor for his men, who treat the ronin with disrespect.
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Title: After the Rain (1999)
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Akira Terao | ... | Ihei Misawa |
| Yoshiko Miyazaki | ... | Tayo Misawa | |
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Shirô Mifune | ... | Lord Nagai Izuminokami Shigeaki |
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Fumi Dan | ... | Okugata |
| Hisashi Igawa | ... | Kihei Ishiyama | |
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Hidetaka Yoshioka | ... | Chamberlain Gonnojo Sakakibara |
| Mieko Harada | ... | Okin | |
| Tatsuo Matsumura | ... | Sekkyo-Bushi Jii, the Old Preacher | |
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Takayuki Katô | ... | Hayato Naitô |
| Tatsuya Nakadai | ... | Tsuji Gettan | |
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Makiya Yamaguchi | ||
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Toshihide Wakamatsu | ||
| Daisuke Ryû | |||
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Bin Moritsuka | ||
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Masayoshi Nagasawa | ||
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Ihei Misawa and his wife Tayo, stranded by rains at a country inn, bring a great deal of happiness to the other residents of the inn by means of Ihei's generosity and good spirit. Ihei is a masterless samurai and fencing expert. Ihei comes to the attention of Lord Shigeaki, who hires him as fencing instructor for Lord Shigeaki's men. But Ihei's expertise causes friction and jealousy in Shigeaki's castle and his future there comes into doubt. Written by Jim Beaver <jumblejim@prodigy.net>
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Official submission of Japan for the 'Best Foreign Language Film' category of the 73rd Academy Awards in 2001. See more »Quotes
Lord Nagai Izuminokami Shigeaki: The forging of the grain delicately moistened very well drawn groves a proud blade has the freshness of a spring breeze and it's perfume.See more »
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JapaneseRelease Date:
22 January 2000 (Japan) See more »Also Known As:
When the Rain Lifts See more »Edit
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$3,800,000 (estimated)Company Credits
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In this movie set on the rainy season in fudal Japan, A ronin and his wife reach a poor hotel and interact with the guests and the local lord. The character of the ronin is unique. He has fought for money and thus taints himself in the eyes of the local samurai but his heart and care for the people along with his mastery of budo, wins over the lord who is a unique character in his own right. This is not a masterpiece of filming but the characters stay with you and it is a needed diversion from the gruff men we usually meet with the elder Corosowa.