Farewell to the Land (1982)
Yukio is an ex-farmer working as a dump-truck driver in Kashima. Haunted by the drowning of his two young sons, whose names he has had tattooed on his back in penance, and locked in a sibling rivalry with his traditional but urbane younger brother who lives in Tokyo, Yukio has become an amphetamine-addicted loner at odds with his family, friends and colleagues.
Director:
Mitsuo Yanagimachi
Writer:
Mitsuo Yanagimachi
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Jinpachi Nezu as Yukio Yamazawa |
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Kumiko Akiyoshi as Junko |
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Jirô Chiba as Akihiko Yamazawa |
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Miyako Yamaguchi as Fumie Yamazawa |
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Kazuko Shirakawa as Prayer |
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Keizo Kanie as Daijin |
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Gō Awazu as Driver |
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Sumiko Hidaka as Ine Yamazawa |
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Yudai Ishiyama as Manager |
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Nenji Kobayashi as Farmer |
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Kōjirō Kusanagi as Takejiro Yamazawa |
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Seiji Matsuyama as Fumie's brother |
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Yūichi Minato as Office worker |
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Aoi Nakajima as Fumiko |
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Rei Okamoto as Taiwanese woman |
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Kiminobu Okumura as Koichiro Yamazawa |
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Kōen Okumura as |
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Sumie Sasaki as Junko's mother |
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Akiko Shikata as Office worker |
| Directing | Mitsuo Yanagimachi | Director |
| Writing | Mitsuo Yanagimachi | Screenplay |
| Art | Kazumasa Otani | Production Design |
| Sound | Toshiaki Yokota | Music |
| Camera | Masaki Tamura | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Sachiko Yamaji | Editor |