Japanese Story (2003)
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- R
- 1h 46min
- Drama, Romance
- 25 Sep 2003 (Australia)
- Movie
Against the background of an Australian desert, Sandy, a geologist, and Hiromitsu, a Japanese businessman, play out a story of human inconsequence in the face of the blistering universe. The end of the journey leaves no one capable of...
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- 20 wins & 13 nominations.
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| Toni Collette | ... |
Sandy Edwards
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Gotaro Tsunashima | ... |
Hiromitsu Tachibana
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Matthew Dyktynski | ... |
Bill Baird
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| Lynette Curran | ... |
Mum
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Yumiko Tanaka | ... |
Yukiko Tachibana
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| Kate Atkinson | ... |
Jackie
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| Bill Young | ... |
Jimmy Smithers
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| Reg Evans | ... |
Bloke in Row Boat
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| George Shevtsov | ... |
James (lawyer)
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| Justine Clarke | ... |
Jane
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Igor Sas | ... |
Fraser
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Mike Frencham | ... |
Blake
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| John Howard | ... |
Richards
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Phil Bennett | ... |
Barman
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Heath Bergersen | ... |
Petrol Bloke
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Jules Hutchinson | ... |
Canteen Worker
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| Kuni Hashimoto | ... |
Japanese Translator
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Mark McAullay | ... |
Watson
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Greg McNeill | ... |
Tom Goodwin
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Stephen Parkin | ... |
Cargo Man
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Dean Vince | ... |
Karaoke Singer
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Peter Webb | ... |
Tony (doctor)
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Koji Kioka | ... |
Hiromitsu's Child in Photo
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Nanami Kioka | ... |
Hiromitsu's Child in Photo
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Bruce Of Skyland N. Axelburg | ... |
Phil (uncredited)
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Nina Deasley | ... |
Waitress (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Sue Brooks | ||
Written by
| Alison Tilson | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Simon Beaufoy | ... | associate producer |
| Mark Blaney | ... | associate producer |
| Sue Brooks | ... | co-producer |
| Bille Eltringham | ... | associate producer |
| David Lightfoot | ... | line producer |
| Magnus Mansie | ... | co-line producer |
| Sue Maslin | ... | producer |
| Alison Tilson | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Elizabeth Drake | ||
Cinematography by
| Ian Baker | ||
Editing by
| Jill Bilcock | ||
Editorial Department
| Billy Browne | ... | editing attachment |
| Paul Cross | ... | negative matcher |
| Pamela Hammond | ... | head of post-production |
| Emily Klooster | ... | post-production coordinator |
| Ian Letcher | ... | color grader |
| Stanley Lopuszanski | ... | high definition color grader |
| Cleo Myles | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Dina Mann | ||
Production Design by
| Paddy Reardon | ||
Art Direction by
| Kelvin Sexton | ||
Costume Design by
| Margot Wilson | ||
Makeup Department
| Ziggy Golden | ... | hair designer (as Jan 'Ziggy' Zeigenbein) / makeup designer (as Jan 'Ziggy' Zeigenbein) |
| Suzanne Meaney | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
Production Management
| Mike Montague | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Mark Boskell | ... | second assistant director |
| Rachel Evans | ... | first assistant director (as Rachel Evans Artis) |
| Jeremy Grogan | ... | second second assistant director |
| Brad Holyoake | ... | third assistant director |
| Zena Loxton | ... | assistant director attachment |
| Jessica Woodland | ... | additional assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Allan Brown | ... | props buyer / set dresser |
| Erin Kealley | ... | art department runner |
| Michelle Martin | ... | art department coordinator |
| David Norton-Woad | ... | assistant stand-by props |
| Michael O'Sullivan | ... | stand-by props (as Mick O'Sullivan) |
Sound Department
| Steve Burgess | ... | foley artist |
| Craig Carter | ... | sound effects |
| Robert 'Gotch' Cutcher | ... | boom operator (as Rob Cutcher) |
| Helen Field | ... | facilities management: Soundfirm Australia |
| Chris Goodes | ... | mix assistant |
| Peter Grace | ... | sound recordist |
| Frank Lipson | ... | sound effects |
| Gerry Long | ... | foley artist (as Gerard Long) |
| Robin May | ... | sound engineer |
| Livia Ruzic | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Pete Smith | ... | sound mixer (as Peter Smith) |
| Peter Winkler | ... | additional sound engineer |
| Bruce Emery | ... | dolby consultant (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| David Trethewey | ... | special effects supervisor |
Visual Effects by
| Mark Dickson | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Ross Mitchell | ... | optical effects |
| Tony Poriazis | ... | film recording supervisor |
| Martin Wiseman | ... | visual effects producer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Anthony Argiro | ... | generator operator (as Antonio Argiro) |
| Tov Belling | ... | focus puller |
| Michael Bespalov | ... | assistant grip |
| Paul Fimister | ... | camera attachment |
| Mark Goellnicht | ... | camera operator / steadicam operator |
| Chris Hansford | ... | grip |
| Rob Hansford | ... | key grip |
| Megan Lewis | ... | still photographer |
| Katie Milwright | ... | clapper loader (as Katie Robinson Milwright) |
| Chris Shanahan | ... | best boy |
| Rory Timoney | ... | gaffer |
| Chris 'Chalky' Chalk | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Masa Kokuro | ... | casting assistant: Japan |
| Caatherine Meredith | ... | casting assistant |
| Annie Murtagh-Monks | ... | casting associate: Japan |
| Rika Nakamura | ... | casting assistant: Japan |
| Georgina Pope | ... | casting: Japan |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Amanda Irving | ... | costume supervisor |
| Penny Saunders | ... | costume buyer |
Location Management
| Donovan Norgard | ... | location manager |
| Bobbie Salmon | ... | location assistant |
Music Department
| Ricky Edwards | ... | orchestrator |
| Peter Jones | ... | musician: drums |
| Peter Neville | ... | musician: percussion |
| Satsuili Odamura | ... | musician: koto and shamisen (as Satsuki Odamura) |
| Naomi Ota | ... | translator: song lyrics |
| John Phillips | ... | musician: guitar |
| Christine Woodruff | ... | music clearances |
Script and Continuity Department
| Sue Brooks | ... | script editor |
| John Lonie | ... | script editor |
| Jo Stewart | ... | post-production script |
| Susie Struth | ... | continuity |
| Duncan Thompson | ... | script editor |
| Keith Thompson | ... | script editor |
Transportation Department
| David Bell | ... | driver: Toni Collette |
| Kim Sexton | ... | vehicle coordinator |
| Steve Wells | ... | tracking vehicle: Shotmaker |
Additional Crew
| George Adams | ... | completion guarantor: First Australian Completion Bond |
| Ian Anderson | ... | laboratory liaison |
| Maurie Annese | ... | script workshop participant |
| Jennifer Baird | ... | consultant: geology (as Dr. Jennifer Baird) |
| John Bell | ... | security assistant |
| Leni Binos | ... | production accountant assistant: Moneypenny Services |
| Snowy Bostock | ... | security officer |
| Hugh Cann | ... | interpreter: Japanese |
| Rainey Carah | ... | safety officer |
| Helen Clarke | ... | caterer: Hel's Kitchen |
| Naomi Cleaver | ... | production coordinator |
| Robyn Coombs | ... | caterer: Hel's Kitchen |
| Emma Downey | ... | rushes telecine operator |
| Jacq Fairfax | ... | stand-in: Sandy (as Jacqueline Fairfax) |
| Rob Fisher | ... | completion guarantor: First Australian Completion Bond |
| Tony Gibbs | ... | insurance: HW Wood |
| Betty Grigg | ... | assistant: Alison Tilson and Sue Brooks |
| Foster Hart | ... | entertainment lawyer |
| Ryan Hodgson | ... | unit assistant |
| Sacha Horler | ... | script workshop participant |
| Jack Hunt | ... | unit assistant |
| Jimmy The Exploder | ... | stand-in: Hiromitsu |
| Adrian Kortus | ... | safety officer |
| Lottie Lawrence | ... | translator: Japanese |
| Bec Matthews | ... | assistant to producer / production secretary |
| Monica Maughan | ... | script workshop participant |
| Kate McCarthy | ... | production runner |
| Bill Miller | ... | unit assistant |
| Stuart Morrice | ... | production runner: Western Australia |
| Kazuhiro Muroyama | ... | script workshop participant |
| Caroline Scott | ... | conforming assistant |
| Sophie Siomos | ... | production accountant: Monnypenny Services |
| Greg Sitch | ... | entertainment lawyer |
| Annette Smith | ... | unit publicist |
| Corrie Soeterboek | ... | completion guarantor: First Australian Completion Bond |
| Art Thompson | ... | safety report |
| Kate Thompson | ... | nurse |
| Peggy Warren | ... | logistics coordinator |
| Justine Wilcox | ... | assistant: Toni Collette |
| Naomi Cleaver | ... | production coordinator (uncredited) |
| Tony Nagle | ... | post-production accountant (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Karin Altmann | ... | special thanks |
| Wouter Barendrecht | ... | special thanks: Fortissimo Film |
| Tait Brady | ... | special thanks: Palace Films |
| Alan Brooks | ... | special thanks |
| Tania Chambers | ... | special thanks |
| Sharon Connolly | ... | special thanks |
| John Crowley | ... | special thanks: BHP Billiton Iron Ore Pty. Ltd. |
| Yoko Davies | ... | special thanks |
| Noelle Deschamps | ... | special thanks |
| Claire Dobbin | ... | special thanks |
| Claire Dubert | ... | special thanks |
| Krystelle Gardiner | ... | special thanks |
| Glenda Hambly | ... | special thanks |
| Julie Heath | ... | special thanks: BHP Billiton Iron Ore Pty. Ltd. |
| Julie Marlow | ... | special thanks |
| Ross Matthews | ... | special thanks (as Ross Mathews) |
| Bob McCarron | ... | special thanks |
| Desha Meaney | ... | special thanks |
| Robert Meldrum | ... | special thanks (as Rob Meldrum) |
| Hisaaki Nagao | ... | special thanks |
| Zaneta Onasz | ... | thanks |
| Ursula Pagels | ... | thanks |
| David Rapsey | ... | special thanks |
| Sally Regan | ... | special thanks |
| Roger Savage | ... | special thanks |
| Sandra Schauby | ... | special thanks |
| Charlotte Seymour | ... | special thanks |
| Louise Taylor | ... | special thanks |
| Raymond Taylor | ... | special thanks |
| Alison Tokita | ... | special thanks |
| Yurni Umiamaro | ... | special thanks |
| Elka Wardega | ... | special thanks (as Elke Wardaga) |
| Michael J. Werner | ... | special thanks: Fortissimo Film |
| Mark Woods | ... | special thanks |
| Natalie Worthington | ... | special thanks: BHP Billiton Iron Ore Pty. Ltd. |
| Antonio Zeccola | ... | special thanks: Palace Films (as Tony Zeccola) |
Production Companies
- Australian Film Finance Corporation (AFFC) (presented by)
- Fortissimo Films (presented by)
- Gecko Films Pty. Ltd. (production)
- Showtime Australia (in association with)
- ScreenWest (in association with)
- Lotteries Commission of Western Australia (in association with)
- Film Victoria (in association with)
- Film Australia (with the assistance of)
- The Australian Film Commission (with the assistance of)
- The South Australian Film Corporation (with the assistance of)
- Associatione éQuinoxe (development)
- Footprint Films (associate producer)
- Premium Movie Partnership
Distributors
- 1More Film (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Alfa Films (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Cathay-Keris Films (2004) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Pretty Pictures (2004) (France) (theatrical)
- Samuel Goldwyn Films (2004) (United States) (theatrical) (as Samuel Goldwyn Films)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
- Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2004) (United States) (DVD)
- Filmauro
- Lolafilms Distribución (Spain)
- Metro Tartan Distribution Ltd.
- Palace Films (Australia)
- Palisades Tartan (2009) (United Kingdom)
- Total Film Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2006) (Argentina) (VHS)
- United King Films (Israel)
- Warner Home Video (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- AAV Digital Pictures (post-production facilities)
- Accuweigh Australia Pty. Ltd. (producers wish to thank)
- Alpha Flight Services (special thanks)
- Antler Luggage Australia (producers wish to thank)
- Associatione éQuinoxe (developed by)
- Auski Tourist Village (special thanks)
- BHP Billiton Iron Ore (special thanks)
- Becton & Dickson Pty. Ltd. (producers wish to thank)
- Bondi Studios (additional recording)
- Brita Water Filters (producers wish to thank)
- Burswood International Resort Casino (special thanks)
- Cadbury's (producers wish to thank)
- Camera Solutions (producers wish to thank)
- Canon (producers wish to thank)
- Capricorn RoadHouse (special thanks)
- Central Tafe (producers wish to thank)
- City of Perth (producers wish to thank)
- Commander Australia Ltd. (producers wish to thank)
- Curtin University of Technology (producers wish to thank)
- Demmer Galleries (producers wish to thank)
- Film Australia (developed with the assistance of)
- First Australian Completion Bond Company (FACB) (completion guarantor)
- Fortissimo Films (special thanks)
- Gekkeikan Swift & Moore (producers wish to thank)
- HW Wood (insurance)
- Heinz Foods (producers wish to thank)
- Hel's Kitchen (catering)
- Hertz (producers wish to thank)
- Hewlett Packard (producers wish to thank)
- Hill & Knowlton (producers wish to thank)
- Indigenart (producers wish to thank)
- Japanese Consulate (producers wish to thank)
- Kathmandu Pty. Ltd. (special thanks)
- Kodak (motion picture products)
- Leica Camera (producers wish to thank)
- Lightworks (edited on)
- Maptek Pty. Ltd. (special thanks)
- Margaret River Beverages (producers wish to thank)
- McGraw Hill Australia Pty. Ltd. (producers wish to thank)
- Melbourne Title Co. (titles)
- Mescute Inn (special thanks)
- Moneypenny Services (production accounting)
- Motorola Australia (producers wish to thank)
- Mount Newman Joint Venture (special thanks)
- Move (original soundtrack released on)
- Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co. Ltd. (producers wish to thank)
- Nestlé (producers wish to thank)
- PB Foods Ltd. (producers wish to thank)
- Palace Films (special thanks)
- Panavision (camera and lenses)
- Peter Carter (producers wish to thank)
- Peter Waterhouse (producers wish to thank)
- Phenomena at Digital Pictures (opening titles)
- Pilbara Native Title Service (special thanks)
- Pocketphone Communications (producers wish to thank)
- Qantas Airways (special thanks)
- Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (producers wish to thank)
- Sanitarium Health Food Company (producers wish to thank)
- School of Earth & Geographical Sciences (producers wish to thank)
- Shire of East Pilbara (special thanks)
- Shire of Roebourne (special thanks)
- Soundfirm (sound post-production) (editing facilities)
- Stage & Screen Travel (special thanks)
- Strathfield Group (producers wish to thank)
- The Australian Film Commission (developed with the assistance of)
- The Joinery (editing facilities)
- The Smith Snackfood Company (producers wish to thank)
- The South Australian Film Corporation (developed with the assistance of)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
- Western Australian Department of Mineral & Petroleum Resources (producers wish to thank)
- Westlake Airports Corporation (special thanks)
- Willager Hotel (special thanks)
- Woodstock Studios (music recorded at)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Against the background of an Australian desert, Sandy, a geologist, and Hiromitsu, a Japanese businessman, play out a story of human inconsequence in the face of the blistering universe. The end of the journey leaves no one capable of going back to where they started from. Written by Anonymous |
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| Taglines | Some stories can change your life. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $5,740,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend Australia | $94,642, 19 Sep 2003 |
Did You Know?
| Goofs | When the QANTAS jet to Kyoto leaves, it is actually leaving from the Perth domestic airport. The international terminal, where it would really leave from, and the Darling Ranges to the east, are clearly visible in the background. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Inside Japanese Story: An Evening with the Filmmakers (2004). See more » |
| Soundtracks | ABC News Theme See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Our thanks to the people of Nyamal, Ngarluma, Yinjibarndi, Bunjima and Nyiparli Nations. See more » |