A Tender Place (2001)
Kasumi is in the midst of an affair with Ishiyama, one of her husband's clients. When Kasumi and her family visit Ishiyama's villa in Hokkaido, she plans to abandon them to be with Ishiyama. The next morning, her daughter Yuka disappears, which throws Kasumi's life into turmoil. Years later, Yuka remains missing, and Kasumi journeys back to Hokkaido with Utsumi, a terminally-ill former detective, and tries to follow any leads she can.
Director:
Shunichi Nagasaki
Writer:
Shunichi Nagasaki
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Yuki Amami as Kasumi Moriwake |
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Shunsuke Matsuoka as Jun-ichi Utsumi |
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Tomokazu Miura as Yohei Ishiyama |
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Kumi Nakamura as Noriko Ishiyama |
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Ikkei Watanabe as Michihiro Moriwake |
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Minori Terada as Kasumi's father |
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Michiko Hayashi as Kasumi's mother |
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Hideo Murota as Masayoshi Izumi |
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Moeko Ezawa as Tsutae Izumi |
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Tarō Suwa as Mizushima |
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Sabu Kawahara as Asanuma |
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Kaori Mizushima as Kumiko Utsumi |
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Miako Tadano as |
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Takashi Sasano as |
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Masahiro Toda as Officer Wakita |
| Art | Katsumi Kaneda | Production Design |
| Production | Hidekazu Uehara | Line Producer |
| Camera | Daizaburo Harada | Still Photographer |
| Directing | Shunichi Nagasaki | Director |
| Editing | Akinori Mishima | Editor |
| Writing | Natsuo Kirino | Novel |
| Production | Miyuki Sato | Producer |
| Camera | Shigeru Honda | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Shunichi Nagasaki | Editor |
| Production | Shiro Sasaki | Producer |
| Writing | Shunichi Nagasaki | Screenplay |