Passenger

1987 2h 11m JA

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9.0

MASTERPIECE

★9.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Mina Tachiki dreams of being a singer. Her brother, Ryosuke, dreams of being a bike-racing champion.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Minako Honda
Mina Tachiki
Kunihiko Mitamura
Ryousuke Tachiki
Ke Huy Quan
Rick
Takashi Ukaji
Touru Iwashita
Koichi Iwaki
Shinji Yagami
Hirotaro Honda
Akihiro Hase
Hiroshi Yagyu

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Seiji Izumi
Writers: Motomu Furuta
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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39 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Seiji Izumi, shot by Hiroaki Sugimura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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CAST

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Minako Honda and Kunihiko Mitamura and Ke Huy Quan carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0188990 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Seiji Izumi directs. Hiroaki Sugimura behind the camera. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

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139 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Seiji Izumi, shot by Hiroaki Sugimura. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Minako Honda and Kunihiko Mitamura and Ke Huy Quan carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt0188990 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.