Italy / Aug 31, 2007 / Venice Film Festival
2h 16min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Kenji, abandoned by his mother, scrapes out a meager existence doing odd jobs including driving bar hostesses and their customers home. Besides this he takes care of the sister of an old friend in jail and a young illegal immigrant. Eventually his life reaches a turning point.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Kosuke Toyohara | Kawashima |
| Yoichiro Saito | Akihiko |
| Kyusaku Shimada | Sone |
| Yūsuke Kawazu | Kijima |
| Maho Toyota | Makimura |
| Ken Mitsuishi | Shigeo |
| Kaori Tsuji | Yuri Matsumura |
| Hikohiko Sugiyama | |
| Kaori Fujimitsu | |
| Yoshiyuki Morishita | |
| Shinji Azegami | Achun |
| Noboyuki Jouge | |
| Miyako Yamaguchi | |
| Kosuke Toyohara | |
| Shigeru Honma |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | サッド ヴァケイション |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Kirishima 1945, stylejam, Be-Wild, NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan |
| Official site | sadvacation.jp |
| Release date | 8 settembre 2007 |
| Production | Naoki Kai |
| Writer | Shinji Aoyama |
| Editing | Yūji Ōshige |
| Cinematography | Masaki Tamura |
| Assistant directors | Fumio Nomoto, Shinji Aoyama |
| Lighting | Yuki Nakamura |
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| Camera operators | Masaki Tamura |
| Additional photography | Masaki Tamura |
| Production design | Tsuyoshi Shimizu |
| Art direction | Tsuyoshi Shimizu |
| Set decoration | Tsuyoshi Shimizu |
| Music | Hiroyuki Nagashima, Nobuyuki Kikuchi |
| Sound | Hiroyuki Nagashima, Nobuyuki Kikuchi |
| Collection | Kitakyushu Saga |
Release dates
Premiere
Canada / Sep 10, 2007 / Toronto International Film Festival
Theatrical release
Japan / Sep 08, 2007
Norway / Nov 23, 2007 / Oslo International Film Festival
South Korea / Mar 13, 2008
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