I Want to Hear the Wind's Song

1998 2h 41m JA

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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A heartwarming, based-on-true-story of how a hearing-impaired couple, Masahiro and Namiko, knew each other, got married and began participating in the Triathlon. The story is told in flashbacks as Namiko awaits childbirth.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ryo Anamiya
Masahiro Takamori
Narimi Arimori
Satomi Toba
Bengal
Ladies' Clinic doctor
Yasufumi Hayashi
Hiroshi Ogata
Wakaba Irie
Fumiko Hayase
Renji Ishibashi
Masayuki Takamori
Hiroshi Katsuno
Atsuo Hayase
Ittoku Kishibe
Director Mima

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nobuhiko Obayashi
Writers: Kyōhei Nakaoka, Nobuhiko Obayashi, Tadashi Naitô
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 161 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 8

ERA

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

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, shot by Noritaka Sakamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Nobuhiko Obayashi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Nobuhiko Obayashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Ryo Anamiya and Narimi Arimori and Bengal carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0126365 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Nobuhiko Obayashi directs. Noritaka Sakamoto behind the camera. Nobuhiko Obayashi scores. Nobuhiko Obayashi cuts. A long sit — settle in. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 161 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
228 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, shot by Noritaka Sakamoto. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Nobuhiko Obayashi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Nobuhiko Obayashi shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Ryo Anamiya and Narimi Arimori and Bengal carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt0126365 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.