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Released 24 years ago.
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Cast
Tomorowo Taguchi
Barber
Mihoko Sunouchi
Reiko
Kaori Hifumi
Kyoko
Akira Emoto
Sakaguchi
Toshiki Ayata
Sugiura
Seiji Chihara
Kurosaki
Aki Kajiwara
Yoji Tanaka
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ryuichi Hiroki
- Writers
- Shôtarô Oikawa
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ryuichi Hiroki directs. Kazuhiro Suzuki behind the camera. Hani Mituhashi cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 24 years ago.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Ryuichi Hiroki, shot by Kazuhiro Suzuki. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 4Editor Hani Mituhashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Tomorowo Taguchi and Mihoko Sunouchi and Kaori Hifumi carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0492749 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Kazuhiro Suzuki
- Editing
- Hani Mituhashi
- Production design
- Chie Matsumoto
- Runtime
- 97 min · 1h 37m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Also by
Ryuichi Hiroki
Production companies
Who made it
Yoshimoto Kogyo
JP
- OM
Omega Pictures
JP
KSS
JP
Key crew
- ProducerYoshihiro Suzuki
- Production DesignChie Matsumoto
- SoundAkira Fukada
- EditorHani Mituhashi
- Comic BookMichio Hisauchi
- ProducerAkemi Suyama
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- based on manga
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2002-11-09
Also known as
International titles
- Rihatuten aruji no kanashimiJP
