Sayonara Midori-chan (2005)
Naive office girl Yuko supports her blithe big city lifestyle with a part-time job at a neighborhood cafe. Attracted to her manager there, the shallow but charming Yutaka, she willingly succumbs to his lascivious advances only to discover afterward that he already has a girlfriend by the name of Midori. Even so, Yuko's feelings for Yutaka continue to grow regardless of his aloofness. Before long she finds herself reluctantly cajoled into working as a hostess in a small karaoke bar. Fatalistically accepting his dalliances with flames old and new, she perseveres not so much in hope of a more substantial relationship, but rather out of fear of losing him. There are other men out there waiting for her -- kinder, more considerate and eagerly available. But for Yuko, there is only the non-committal, yet torridly magnetic Yutaka. Why him? Not even Yuko seems to know the answer.
Director: Tomoyuki Furumaya
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Sayuri Oyamada as Midori |
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Hidetoshi Nishijima as Yutaka |
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Mari Hoshino as Yuko |
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Mayuko Iwasa as Maki |
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Toshinobu Matsuo as Taro |
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Taigo Fujisawa as |
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Tetsuya Chiba as |
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Tarō Suwa as |
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Aimi Nakamura as |
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Tsutomu Niwa as |
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Hajime Okayama as |
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Sumie Sasaki as |
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Jiro Sato as |
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Masahiro Toda as |
| Writing | Chiho Watanabe | Writer |
| Directing | Tomoyuki Furumaya | Director |
| Writing | Q-ta Minami | Story |
| Writing | Q-ta Minami | Comic Book |
| Camera | Yoshihiro Ikeuchi | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Yūji Ōshige | Editor |
| Sound | Koji Endo | Original Music Composer |
