The Whispered City (2000)
Director Jun Ichikawa spins this affectionate portrait of the people who populate Shimokitazawa, a bohemian corner of Tokyo filled with small theater companies and smoky coffeehouses.
Director:
Jun Ichikawa
Writer:
Shinsuke Sato
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Yoshio Harada as Kyushiro |
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Tomoko Kitagawa as Yuki |
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Yukiyoshi Ozawa as Tatsuya |
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Lily as Yoko |
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Yasuhi Nakamura as Hayashi |
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Miako Tadano as Mia |
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Ittoku Kishibe as Policeman A |
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Akira Emoto as Toyohashi, sculptor |
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Kazue Tsunogae as Toyohashi's wife |
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Kirin Kiki as Fan of Kyushiro |
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Ken Watanabe as Ishida |
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Kyoka Suzuki as Maya |
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Etsushi Toyokawa as Playwriter |
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Rena Tanaka as Reiko |
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Hirosue Ryoko as Flea Market Girl |
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Yuko Tanaka as Fukuko |
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Terry Ito as ATM client |
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Mitsuru Hirata as Yuki's father |
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Koba Hayashi as Yuki's granfather |
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Yutaka Matsushige as Policeman B |
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Kōta Kusano as Kanda |
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Yuriko Hirooka as Maya's shop clerk |
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Toshiki Ayata as Nemoto |
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Katsumi Takahashi as Sakura |
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Suzuki Matsuo as Manager of the billiard hall |
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Aya Enjoji as Yoshioka |
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Nejime Shoichi as Yoshioka |
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Nao Omori as Takato |
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Kaori Fujii as Shizuko |
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Satoko Abe as Shosuke's girlfriend |
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Sadao Abe as Takafuji's friend |
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Shingo Katsurayama as Tashiro |
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Bunmei Tobayama as Jingu |
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Ito Yozaburo as Driver |
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Toshiya Nagasawa as Tatsuya's older brother |
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Keishi Nagatsuka as Shosuke |
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Rei Asakura as Kenichi's friend |
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Hiroyuki Oki as Kenichi's friend |
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Hajime Yamaoka as Member of the Oregenza troupe |
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Bansuke Kasamatsu as Member of the Oregenza troupe |
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Yoji Tanaka as Okamura |
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Asako Kobayashi as Fujiko's housekeeper |
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Kiyomi Aratani as Signboard maker |
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Takuji Suzuki as 達也の友人 |
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Shinobu Yaguchi as 達也の友人 |
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Isshin Inudo as 達也の友人 |
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Yoshiyuki Morishita as Scoutman B |
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Yuko Miyamoto as Yan |
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Seiroku Nakazawa as 工事人夫A |
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Ei Kawakami as Construction Laborer B, policeman |
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Michio Akiyama as Art Club Teacher |
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Shiori Ito as Aki (girl who draws) |
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Hidetoshi Kawaya as Policeman |
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Kiichi Sonobe as Policeman |
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Kagetora Miura as Policeman |
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Yoshiki Hayakawa as Bar client |
| Camera | Takahiro Tsutai | Director of Photography |
| Art | Mitsuo Harada | Production Design |
| Sound | Kazuto Shimizu | Music |
| Sound | Yasuo Hashimoto | Sound |
| Lighting | Takeshi Nakasu | Gaffer |
| Editing | Chise Sanjo | Editor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Masae Miyamoto | Costume Design |
| Directing | Jun Ichikawa | Director |
| Writing | Shinsuke Sato | Screenplay |
| Writing | Jun Ichikawa | Original Concept |