The Exam (1999)
Togashi, an enthusiastic marathon runner and his wife are occupied with their daughter Mayumi's grade school entrance examinations, but he becomes jobless when his company folds. To regain his confidence Togashi decides to join the marathon that is taking place on the very day of his daughter's examination and the all important interview.
Director:
Yojiro Takita
Writer:
Hiroshi Saito
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Eikichi Yazawa as Masumi Togashi |
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Yuko Tanaka as ToshieTogashi |
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Ren Osugi as Yoshimoto |
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Natsumi Ohira as Mayumi Togashi |
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Masahiko Nishimura as |
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Yuriko Hirooka as |
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Hirotaro Honda as Shoichi Honda |
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Ittoku Kishibe as Headmaster |
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Megumi Kobayashi as |
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Masako Motai as |
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Toshiyuki Nagashima as Thomas Kurita |
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Atsuko Nakamura as |
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Arimasa Osawa as |
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Koji Sasagawa as |
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Takashi Sasano as Kanno |
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Kazuma Suzuki as Hashio Nakamura |
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Yukiko Tachibana as |
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Yuu Tokui as Haruyuki Shoba |
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So Yamanaka as Athelete A |
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Kimiko Yo as Midori Chiaki |
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Yukijiro Hotaru as |
| Directing | Yojiro Takita | Director |
| Writing | Nobuyuki Isshiki | Writer |
| Crew | Naoki Kayano | Cinematography |
| Editing | Isao Tomita | Editor |
| Sound | Toshihiko Sato | Original Music Composer |
| Art | Kyōko Heya | Production Design |
| Sound | Mariya Takeuchi | Songs |
| Sound | Ryudo Uzaki | Music |
| Writing | Keigo Higashino | Novel |
| Crew | Tatsuro Yamashita | Compositor |
| Sound | Tatsuro Yamashita | Music |
| Writing | Hiroshi Saito | Screenplay |