Japanese Story (2003)
Sandy, a geologist, finds herself stuck on a field trip to the Pilbara desert with a Japanese man she finds inscrutable, annoying and decidedly arrogant. Hiromitsu's view of her is not much better. Things go from bad to worse when they become stranded in one of the most remote regions on Earth.
Director: Sue Brooks
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Toni Collette as Sandy Edwards |
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Gotaro Tsunashima as Hiromitsu Tachibana |
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Matthew Dyktynski as Bill Baird |
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Lynette Curran as Mum |
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Yumiko Tanaka as Yukiko Tachibana |
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Kate Atkinson as Jackie |
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Bill Young as Jimmy Smithers |
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Reg Evans as Bloke in Row Boat |
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George Shevtsov as James |
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Justine Clarke as Jane |
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Mike Frencham as Blake |
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John Howard as Richards |
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Phil Bennett as Barman |
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Heath Bergersen as Petrol Bloke |
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Jules Hutchinson as Canteen Worker |
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Kuni Hashimoto as Japanese Translator |
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Mark Mcaullay as Watson |
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Greg McNeill as Tom Goodwin |
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Stephen Parkin as Cargo Man |
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Dean Vince as Karaoke Singer |
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Peter Webb as Tony |
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Koji Kioka as Hiromitsu's Child in Photo |
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Nanami Kioka as Hiromitsu's Child in Photo |
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Igor Sas as Fraser |
| Directing | Sue Brooks | Director |
| Camera | Mark Goellnicht | Steadicam Operator |
| Writing | Sue Brooks | Script Editor |
| Camera | Katie Milwright | Clapper Loader |
| Directing | Susie Struth | Continuity |
| Writing | Keith Thompson | Script Editor |
| Camera | Rob Hansford | Key Grip |
| Writing | John Lonie | Script Editor |
| Camera | Mark Goellnicht | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Tov Belling | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Megan Lewis | Still Photographer |
| Writing | Duncan Thompson | Script Editor |
| Production | Sue Maslin | Producer |
| Writing | Alison Tilson | Writer |
| Directing | Rachel Evans | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Paddy Reardon | Production Design |
| Camera | Ian Baker | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Elizabeth Drake | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Jill Bilcock | Editor |
| Production | Dina Mann | Casting |
| Art | Kelvin Sexton | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Margot Wilson | Costume Design |