Sad Vacation (2007)
Kenji, abandoned by his mother, scrapes out a meager existence doing odd jobs including driving bar hostesses and their customers home. Besides this he takes care of the sister of an old friend in jail and a young illegal immigrant. Eventually his life reaches a turning point.
Director:
Shinji Aoyama
Writer:
Shinji Aoyama
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Tadanobu Asano as Kenji Shiraishi |
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Eri Ishida as Chiyoko Mamiya |
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Aoi Miyazaki as Kozue Tamura |
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Yuka Itaya as Saeko Shiina |
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Katsuo Nakamura as Shigeki Mamiya |
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Kengo Kora as Yusuke Mamiya |
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Joe Odagiri as Goto |
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Kosuke Toyohara as Kawashima |
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Yoichiro Saito as Akihiko |
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Kyusaku Shimada as Sone |
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Yūsuke Kawazu as Kijima |
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Maho Toyota as Makimura |
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Ken Mitsuishi as Shigeo |
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Kaori Tsuji as Yuri Matsumura |
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Hikohiko Sugiyama as |
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Kaori Fujimitsu as |
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Yoshiyuki Morishita as |
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Shinji Azegami as Achun |
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Noboyuki Jouge as |
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Miyako Yamaguchi as |
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Kosuke Toyohara as |
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Shigeru Honma as |
| Directing | Shinji Aoyama | Director |
| Writing | Shinji Aoyama | Novel |
| Writing | Shinji Aoyama | Screenplay |
| Camera | Masaki Tamura | Director of Photography |
| Production | Naoki Kai | Producer |
| Sound | Hiroyuki Nagashima | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Yūji Ōshige | Editor |
| Art | Tsuyoshi Shimizu | Production Design |
| Sound | Nobuyuki Kikuchi | Sound |
| Lighting | Yuki Nakamura | Gaffer |
| Directing | Fumio Nomoto | Assistant Director |