Suzaku (1997)
Depicts the life of a family in a remote Japanese timber village. Family head Tahara Kozo lives with his mother Sachiko, wife Yasuyo, nephew Eisuke and young daughter Michiru. Economic recession and failed development plans cause tragedy in the family.
Director: Naomi Kawase
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Jun Kunimura as Kozo Tahara |
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Machiko Ono as Michiru Tahara |
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Sayaka Yamaguchi as Young Michiru |
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Sachiko Izumi as Sachiko |
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Kotaro Shibata as Eisuke |
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Yasuyo Kamimura as Yasuyo |
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Kazufumi Mukohira as Young Eisuke |
| Directing | Naomi Kawase | Director |
| Writing | Naomi Kawase | Writer |
| Production | Takenori Sentô | Producer |
| Camera | Masaki Tamura | Director of Photography |
| Production | Kôji Kobayashi | Producer |
| Sound | Osamu Takizawa | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Masamichi Shigeno | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Etsuko Yoshida | Art Direction |
| Production | Yasushi Tsuge | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Miwako Kobayashi | Makeup & Hair |
| Sound | Osamu Takizawa | Sound Recordist |
| Editing | Shuichi Kakesu | Editor |
| Sound | Yasuyuki Konno | Sound Effects |
| Sound | Yoko Nakano | Sound Mixer |