My Departure (2012)
Drama depicting two men and a woman, each with their own issues, who head for Fukui, and their maturity and rejuvenation through travel. Recently retired Nishina Kosuke goes to meet his first love, who he got to know as a pen pal 42 years ago. For Kagawa Yuika, raised by a single mother, Fukui is a place seeped with memories of her father. And, violinist Kuga Hikari is trying to break through a slump.
Director:
Tetsu Maeda
Writer:
Takashi Shinohara
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Kiyoshi Maekawa as Kosuke Nishina |
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Yu Yamada as Yuika Kagawa |
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Shono Hayama as |
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Kurumi Shimizu as |
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Wasei Suma as Hikari Kuga |
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Yuu Tokui as |
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Kitaro as |
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Atsuo Shirai as |
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Baku Numata as |
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Usagi Ohyama as |
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Chiyuki Asami as |
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Taro Suruga as |
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Atsuko Sakurai as |
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Terumi Niki as |
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Wakako Sakai as |
| Writing | Takashi Shinohara | Screenplay |
| Directing | Tetsu Maeda | Director |
| Camera | Yasushi Sasakibara | Director of Photography |
| Art | Toshihiro Isomi | Art Direction |
| Editing | Kôichi Takahashi | Editor |
| Lighting | Hiroyuki Yasukouchi | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Ryouichi Kuniyoshi | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Hirokazu Kato | Sound Recordist |