Princess in an Iron Helmet (2006)
Tamako is 20 years old, lives at home with her mother (Kishimoto Kayoko) and teenaged brother, and simply refuses to grow up. Ever since her father left the family, she's stopped trusting people, and now lounges around in her own small, claustrophobic world. Wearing an iron helmet whenever she steps outside, she ventures only to her mom's beauty salon, the mechanic shop, and the bakery - the source of her greatest joy in life, sweet buns. Her world is static, insular, and safe, and there's no need to change - that is until her cat runs away, the bakery closes, and her mom falls in love with another man.
Director: Kaze Shindo
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Maiko Yamada as Tamako |
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Kayoko Kishimoto as Tamako's mother |
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Naoto Takenaka as Tamako's father |
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Suguru Matsuzawa as |
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Yoshiaki Yoza as |
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Mickey Curtis as |
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Léona Hirota as |
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Kami Hiraiwa as |
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Yutaka Matsushige as |
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Toshie Negishi as |
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Masahiko Tsugawa as |
| Directing | Kaze Shindo | Director |
| Camera | Yasushi Sasakibara | Director of Photography |
| Art | Katsumi Nakazawa | Production Design |
| Sound | Kenichiro Isoda | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Yukio Watanabe | Editor |