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Japanese film icon Ken Takakura, who has starred in over 100 films, stars in this elegiac look at war and remembrance. Hideji Yamaoka (Takakura) was a suicide pilot during the war who somehow survived Japan's surrender. After decades of working as a fisherman in Kumamoto, a provincial seaside city in southern Kyushu, Yamaoka remains reluctant to discuss his wartime experiences with anyone, much less an intrusive reporter looking for a feature story. Then a series of events shake Yamaoka to the core, forcing him to re-evaluate his past.
Description: Japanese film icon Ken Takakura, who has starred in over 100 films, stars in this elegiac look at war and remembrance. Hideji Yamaoka (Takakura) was a suicide pilot during the war who somehow survived Japan's surrender. After decades of working as a fisherman in Kumamoto, a provincial seaside city in southern Kyushu, Yamaoka remains reluctant to discuss his wartime experiences with anyone, much less an intrusive reporter looking for a feature story. Then a series of events shake Yamaoka to the core, forcing him to re-evaluate his past.
Genres: Drama
Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0
Runtime: 114 minutes
Release Date: 2001-05-01

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Ken Takakura
Played Yamaoka Shuji

Yuko Tanaka
Played Tomoko Yamaoka

Isao Natsuyagi
Played Takemoto

Ryuji Harada
Played Tetsuo
Takami Mizuhashi
Played Hotaru

Ayako Kobayashi
Played

Kiichi Nakai
Played

Hisashi Igawa
Played

Tomoko Naraoka
Played

Nenji Kobayashi
Played

Renji Ishibashi
Played

Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Played

Yûko Fueki
Played Young Tomoko Yamaoka

Shigeo Kobayashi
Played
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