Wait and See (1998)
A salaryman faces a major life change as his firm undergoes financial difficulties. To add to his troubles, a man claiming to be his long-estranged father shows up at his house requesting shelter. One of the best of Somai's seriocomic studies of the messiness of family life.
Director:
Shinji Sōmai
Writer:
Takehiro Nakajima
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Koichi Sato as Hiroshi Nirasaki |
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Yuki Saito as Mizuho |
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Tsutomu Yamazaki as Sasaichi |
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Shiho Fujimura as Mizuho's Mother |
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Sumiko Fuji as Kimiyi, Hiroshi's Mother |
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Tomokazu Miura as Hiroshi's Brother |
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Kimiko Yo as Wife of Hiroshi's Brother |
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Shinya Tsukamoto as Doctor |
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Tsurube Shofukutei as Shinto Priest |
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Takehiro Murata as Sawachika, Hiroshi's Partner |
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Minori Terada as Truck Driver |
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Chisako Hara as Mizuho's Aunt |
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Michiko Kawai as Nurse |
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Houka Kinoshita as Drunk Man |
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Kyōko Mitsubayashi as Yaeko Togashi, Sasaichi's Wife |
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Keita Okada as Mitsuru, Hiroshi's Son |
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Makoto Kakeda as Office Worker |
| Directing | Shinji Sōmai | Director |
| Lighting | Hideo Kumagai | Lighting Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Michiko Kitamura | Costume Designer |
| Sound | Hidetoshi Nonaka | Recording Supervision |
| Sound | Yoshihide Otomo | Music |
| Writing | Masahiko Murakami | Original Story |
| Writing | Takehiro Nakajima | Screenplay |
| Camera | Mutsuo Naganuma | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Yoshiyuki Okuhara | Editor |
| Art | Fumio Ogawa | Production Design |
| Production | Shigehiro Nakagawa | Executive Producer |
| Production | Nozomi Enoki | Producer |
| Production | Takashi Yajima | Producer |
| Directing | Haruko Imamura | Script Supervisor |
