The Men Who My Father Loved (2018)
A man returned to his home in Kyoto after being away for a year. As he works as a part-timer in Tokyo, his sister decides to sell their childhood home since both of their parents have passed away. One night, he recalls his father’s favorite watch and looks for it, and he stumbles across a notebook titled “My Memories.” He starts to read it and sees the words written on the first page saying “The men I loved, and who passed me by…” and is followed by a record of his father’s love life.
Director:
Yoshikazu Katō
Writer:
Hajime Hiki
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Shin'ya Orikasa as I (Father when young) |
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Kiryû Aoi as Father |
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Manzo Shinra as Isamu |
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Hirokio Andô as Kuniyoshi Toda |
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Seiji Nakamitsu as Akihiko Chikada |
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Masamitsu Kani as Rokusan Inoue |
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Ayumi Kuroki as Sister |
| Directing | Yoshikazu Katō | Director |
| Editing | Sen Arima | Editor |
| Camera | Akira Honda | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Masakazu Sô | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Hajime Hiki | Screenplay |
| Sound | Tetsuya Kobayashi | Sound Recordist |
| Directing | Toshiaki Kikujima | Second Assistant Director |
| Directing | Yûjirô Ozeki | First Assistant Director |