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RUNTIME
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84 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
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Hitch-Hike
2004 1h 24m JA
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10.0
MASTERPIECE
★10.0TMDB · 1
Drama
Synopsis
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A middle-aged man sits on a bench at the airport, his laptop open and enjoying a chat. Sugata Toshio, who works for an insurance company, has left Tokyo and is on a solo assignment in Hokkaido as a branch manager. Today is the day his wife, Reiko, is coming from Tokyo for the first time in six months. While waiting for his wife's arrival, he enjoys chatting with the person he's having an affair with—a subordinate at his company. Reiko, is a tall, slender, young, and hot woman. The Sugata couple are reunited after a long time, but there is no nostalgia or joy on their faces...
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Yuki Takeuchi
Koji Yamamoto
Susumu Terajima
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Takeshi Yokoi
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Takeshi Yokoi directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 184 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
- 2Released 22 years ago.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Yuki Takeuchi and Koji Yamamoto and Susumu Terajima carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0472818 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 84 min · 1h 24m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Also by
Takeshi Yokoi
Key crew
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2004-10-16
Also known as
International titles
- HitchihaikuJP
- Hicchi haiku: oboreru hakobuneJP
