Summer of Ubume (2005)
Kyogokudo is a used book seller who doubles as an onmyouji, or Heian style occultist. His friend Sekiguchi brings him the story of a woman who has been pregnant for twenty months. Sekiguchi investigates further with the help of his friend Enokizu, a detective with the unusual ability to see people's memories. They are hired by the impossibly pregnant woman's sister to find the woman's missing husband and lay this whole matter to rest. In the end, they need the help of Kyogokudo to exorcise the family curse.
Director:
Akio Jissoji
Writer:
Shin'ichi Inotsume
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Shinichi Tsutsumi as Kyogokudo (Akihiko Chuzenji) |
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Masatoshi Nagase as Tatsumi Sekiguchi |
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Hiroshi Abe as Reijiro Enokizu |
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Hiroyuki Miyasako as Shutaro Kiba |
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Tomoyo Harada as Ryoko Kuonji / Kyoko Kuonji |
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Rena Tanaka as Atsuko Chuzenji |
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Suzuki Matsuo as Naito |
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Toshiaki Megumi as Makio Kuonji |
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Susumu Terajima as Goichi Harasawa |
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Natsuhiko Kyogoku as Disabled veteran (Shigeru Mizuki) |
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Chisako Hara as Tomiko Sawada |
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Noboru Mitani as Kamishibai storyteller |
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Misa Shimizu as Chizuko Chuzenji |
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Ryoko Shinohara as Yukie Sekiguchi |
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Kei Suma as Yoshichika Kuonji |
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Ayumi Ishida as Kikuno Kuonji |
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Magi as Morihiko Toriguchi |
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Sawa Suzuki as Ojun |
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Hitomi Miwa as Susie Toda |
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Masami Horiuchi as |
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Keisuke Horibe as Fumizo Aoki |
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Yoshiyoshi Arakawa as Kazutora |
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Nômaru Abe as Satomura |
| Directing | Akio Jissoji | Director |
| Sound | Shinichiro Ikebe | Original Music Composer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Chiharu Osawa | Costume Design |
| Camera | Masao Nakabori | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Yōsuke Yafune | Editor |
| Writing | Shin'ichi Inotsume | Screenplay |
| Writing | Natsuhiko Kyogoku | Original Story |
| Production | Satoru Ogura | Producer |
| Directing | Mitsunori Hattori | Assistant Director |
| Sound | Kazunori Fujimaru | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Noriyoshi Ikeya | Art Direction |
| Sound | Tetsuo Segawa | Sound Mixer |
| Lighting | Kenji Ushiba | Lighting Technician |
| Production | Binbun Furusawa | Line Producer |
| Production | Mikiko Anzai | Production Manager |
| Production | Katsuyuki Koana | Co-Producer |
| Production | Shinjiro Yokoyama | Co-Producer |
| Production | Hideo Tsujihata | Co-Producer |
| Production | Issei Shibata | Co-Producer |
| Production | Yuji Kanda | Producer |
