Chasuke's Journey (2015)

A fantasy love story that drifts between this world and heaven. Chasuke (Ken'ichi Matsuyama) is in charge of making tea in heaven. He has feelings for a human woman named Yuri (Ito Ohno) ... See full summary »

Director:

SABU (as Hiroyuki Tanaka)

Writers:

SABU (based on the novel by) (as Hiroyuki Tanaka), SABU (screenplay) (as Hiroyuki Tanaka)

Stars:

Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Ito Ono, Ren Ôsugi

2 wins & 3 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Ken'ichi Matsuyama	...	Chasuke
Ito Ono	...	Yuri (as Ito Ohno)
Ren Ôsugi	...	Taneda
Yûsuke Iseya	...	Hikomura
Hiromasa Taguchi
Tina Tamashiro	...	Chako
Susumu Terajima	...	Kuroki
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hiroki Konno
Takashi Matsuyuki
Ryo
Yasunari Takeshima	...	Ohtake
Shintarô Yamada

Storyline

A fantasy love story that drifts between this world and heaven. Chasuke (Ken'ichi Matsuyama) is in charge of making tea in heaven. He has feelings for a human woman named Yuri (Ito Ohno) whom he has seen from a writer who is scripting her life from heaven. He knows that Yuri is condemned to die in a car accident. To save the woman, Chasuke goes down to this world.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel | 

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Genres:

Action | Comedy | Fantasy

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Did You Know?

Connections

Spoofs Ghost (1990)

User Reviews

Nothing special

A good idea (actually novel), good acting, but not one of SABU's best moments.

Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

27 June 2015 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Chasuke's Journey

Filming Locations:

Naha, Okinawa, Japan

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bandai Visual Company, Office Kitano, Shochiku

Technical Specs

Runtime:

106 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1