The Graduation (2002)
Asami, a junior-college student two months from graduation, lends a red umbrella one day to Mayama, a Psychology instructor. Her artlessly forward approach leaves Mayama embarrassed and confused. She has, in fact, been watching him for some time. Meanwhile Mayama’s girlfriend Izumi, unable to find her own place in his heart, has resolved to leave him. Seeing Mayama in torment, tied to his past, Asami decides to set his heart free. Set in present-day Tokyo, this story of the wandering and revival of souls beset by feelings of loss is brought quietly and gently to the screen by the outstanding talent of Nagasawa Masahiko.
Director:
Masahiko Nagasawa
Writers:
Yasuo Hasegawa, Masahiko Nagasawa, Keiko Misawa.
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Yui Natsukawa as Izumi |
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Shinichi Tsutsumi as Mayama |
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Rina Uchiyama as Asami |
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Hiroyuki Kishi as |
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Mie Ota as |
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Yoshihiro Nozoe as |
| Directing | Masahiko Nagasawa | Director |
| Directing | Akira Moriya | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Yasuo Hasegawa | Screenplay |
| Writing | Masahiko Nagasawa | Screenplay |
| Writing | Keiko Misawa | Screenplay |
| Camera | Junichi Fujisawa | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Yoshida Tsugunori | Music Producer |
| Production | Kazumi Kawashiro | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Masao Iwase | Music Producer |