Germany / Feb 16, 1999 / Berlin International Film Festival
1h 40min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A salaryman faces a major life change as his firm undergoes financial difficulties. To add to his troubles, a man claiming to be his long-estranged father shows up at his house requesting shelter. One of the best of Somai's seriocomic studies of the messiness of family life.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Shinya Tsukamoto | Doctor |
| Tsurube Shofukutei | Shinto Priest |
| Takehiro Murata | Sawachika, Hiroshi's Partner |
| Minori Terada | Truck Driver |
| Chisako Hara | Mizuho's Aunt |
| Michiko Kawai | Nurse |
| Houka Kinoshita | Drunk Man |
| Kyōko Mitsubayashi | Yaeko Togashi, Sasaichi's Wife |
| Keita Okada | Mitsuru, Hiroshi's Son |
| Makoto Kakeda | Office Worker |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | あ、春 |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Eisei Gekijo, Shochiku |
| Release date | 19 dicembre 1998 |
| Executive producer | Shigehiro Nakagawa |
| Production | Nozomi Enoki, Takashi Yajima |
| Writer | Masahiko Murakami, Takehiro Nakajima |
| Editing | Yoshiyuki Okuhara |
| Cinematography | Mutsuo Naganuma |
| Assistant directors | Shinji Sōmai, Haruko Imamura |
| Lighting | Hideo Kumagai |
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| Camera operators | Mutsuo Naganuma |
| Additional photography | Mutsuo Naganuma |
| Production design | Fumio Ogawa |
| Art direction | Fumio Ogawa |
| Set decoration | Fumio Ogawa |
| Music | Yoshihide Otomo, Hidetoshi Nonaka |
| Sound | Hidetoshi Nonaka, Yoshihide Otomo |
| Costume design | Michiko Kitamura |
| Makeup | Michiko Kitamura |
| Hairstyling | Michiko Kitamura |
Release dates
Premiere
Singapore / Oct 08, 2000 / Japanese Film Festival
Hungary / May 06, 2005 / Japanese Film Week
Hong Kong / Aug 18, 2024 / Summer International Film Festival
Limited release
Russia / Apr 09, 2013 / Screening of Japanese films in State Museum of the East (Moscow)
Theatrical release
Japan / Dec 19, 1998
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