Una historia japonesa (2003)
Sandy Edwards, una ambiciosa geóloga, recibe el encargo indeseado de enseñar a Hiromitsu, un taciturno hombre de negocios japonés, las minas y desiertos de Pilbara, con vistas a vender a su compañía el software de geología único que ella ha estado desarrollando. Hiromitsu la toma por su chófer y le pide caminar por el remoto desierto de Pilbara, tranquilamente, sin ser consciente de los peligros. En el entorno de esta zona despoblada de Australia, estos dos extraños, que son diametralmente opuestos, se encontrarán juntos en una situación potencial de vida o muerte. Conforme se adentran en el árido paisaje del oeste de Australia, ambos dejan progresivamente atrás cuanto sabían uno del otro y de ellos mismos.
Directora: Sue Brooks
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Toni Collette as Sandy Edwards |
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綱島郷太郎 as Hiromitsu Tachibana |
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Matthew Dyktynski as Bill Baird |
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Lynette Curran as Mum |
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Yumiko Tanaka as Yukiko Tachibana |
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Kate Atkinson as Jackie |
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Bill Young as Jimmy Smithers |
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Reg Evans as Bloke in Row Boat |
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George Shevtsov as James |
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Justine Clarke as Jane |
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Mike Frencham as Blake |
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John Howard as Richards |
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Phil Bennett as Barman |
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Heath Bergersen as Petrol Bloke |
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Jules Hutchinson as Canteen Worker |
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Kuni Hashimoto as Japanese Translator |
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Mark Mcaullay as Watson |
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Greg McNeill as Tom Goodwin |
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Stephen Parkin as Cargo Man |
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Dean Vince as Karaoke Singer |
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Peter Webb as Tony |
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Koji Kioka as Hiromitsu's Child in Photo |
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Nanami Kioka as Hiromitsu's Child in Photo |
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Igor Sas as Fraser |
| Directing | Sue Brooks | Director |
| Camera | Mark Goellnicht | Steadicam Operator |
| Writing | Sue Brooks | Script Editor |
| Camera | Katie Milwright | Clapper Loader |
| Directing | Susie Struth | Continuity |
| Writing | Keith Thompson | Script Editor |
| Camera | Rob Hansford | Key Grip |
| Writing | John Lonie | Script Editor |
| Camera | Mark Goellnicht | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Tov Belling | Focus Puller |
| Camera | Megan Lewis | Still Photographer |
| Writing | Duncan Thompson | Script Editor |
| Production | Sue Maslin | Producer |
| Writing | Alison Tilson | Writer |
| Directing | Rachel Evans | First Assistant Director |
| Art | Paddy Reardon | Production Design |
| Camera | Ian Baker | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Elizabeth Drake | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Jill Bilcock | Editor |
| Production | Dina Mann | Casting |
| Art | Kelvin Sexton | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Margot Wilson | Costume Design |