Elegy (1976)
In Hokkaido, Kunigama. Reiko (Akagi) met Katsura, on a quiet and lonely late autumn evening, before the harsh and fierce winter was to come. Reiko was 21 years old, working for a small mobile theater troupe. She knew from the beginning that Katsura had a wife and children. Katsura's relationship with Reiko, half openly and half secretly, was partly due to and partly an excuse for his wife, Akiko (Kusabi),'s infidelity. Reiko was always honest with her heart. She became friends with Katsura's daughter and even made friends with Akiko.
Director: Yoshisuke Kawasaki
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Kumiko Akiyoshi as Reiko Ando |
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Tatsuya Nakadai as Setsuo Katsuragi |
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Mitsuko Kusabue as Akiko Katsuragi |
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Ken Tanaka as Mikio Hisada |
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Takenori Murano as Tatsumi Furuse |
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Kō Nishimura as Nobuhisa Hyodo |
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Yoko Minakaze as Norimi Tanioka |
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Hisao Dazai as Coffee shop owner |
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Yoshie Chikamatsu as Tome |
| Directing | Yoshisuke Kawasaki | Director |
| Writing | Yasuko Harada | Novel |
| Writing | Toshiro Ide | Writer |
| Production | Masakatsu Kaneko | Producer |
| Production | Ryu Yasutake | Producer |
| Camera | Hiroshi Murai | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Sachiko Yamaji | Editor |