Hanjuku baishun: Ito hiku aijiru (2008)
This is the story of one night. Sumie, who works at a dining bar, meets Kenichi, a lonely young man. Sumie was forced into prostitution by her mother, and Kenichi used to live like a gigolo before they broke up when she became pregnant. As their dark pasts intersect, Sumie begins to talk about how her birthday is at 5:48 today.
Director:
Yutaka Ikejima
Writer:
Kyoko Godai
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Yuria Hidaka as Sumie |
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Mayuko Tanaka as Mariko |
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Sayuri Shinohara as Kazumi |
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Takahiro Nomura as Ken'ichi |
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Koji Makimura as Shindô |
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Seiji Nakamitsu as Honma |
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Ginji as Manabe |
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Kyoko Godai as Nancy |
| Writing | Kyoko Godai | Screenplay |
| Directing | Yutaka Ikejima | Director |
| Sound | Hitomi Oba | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Yōichi Shiga | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Shōji Sakai | Editor |
| Directing | Daisuke Nakagawa | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Ichiro Tsuda | Still Photographer |