Japan / Sep 25, 1998
2h 15min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
During a quest to find a Taiwanese father's grave, disturbing memories of child abuse are aroused.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Tsuyoshi Ujiki | Takenori Wachi |
| Moro Morooka | Takehito Nakajima |
| Ai Koinuma | Terue (Age 5) |
| Yūki Ushijima | Terue (Age 10) |
| Chihiro Asakawa | Terue (Age 15) |
| Maggy Shiro | |
| Yuji Nakamura | Shuji Katakura |
| Reiko Niimura | |
| Ryoko Imayoshi | Sachiko Murata |
| Masahiro Sato | |
| Osamu Kao | |
| Usagi Ōyama | |
| Hiroshi Maeda | Takenori (Age 4) |
| Hikaru Tsukada | Takenori (Age 7) |
| Hayato Isohata | Takenori (Age 11) |
| Akane Ōsawa | Yasuko |
| Akiko Hatakeyama | Yasuko's Mother |
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| Yoichi Nukumizu | Yasuko's father |
| Yuriko Hirooka | Toyoko's co-worker |
| Satomi Achiwa | |
| Teruko Hanahara | Veteran nurse |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 愛を乞うひと |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TOHO, KADOKAWA |
| Release date | 25 settembre 1998 |
| Production | Yoshinori Fujita, Noriyo Kimura, Shingo Miyauchi, Kazuhiko Seta, 赤井淳司 |
| Writer | Harumi Shimoda, Wishing Chong |
| Editing | Akimasa Kawashima, Mototaka Kusakabe |
| Cinematography | Kōzō Shibazaki |
| Assistant directors | Masahiro Hara, Hideyuki Hirayama, 松葉勢津子 |
| Lighting | Nariyuki Ueda |
| Camera operators | Kōzō Shibazaki |
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| Additional photography | Kōzō Shibazaki |
| Production design | Katsumi Nakazawa, Ryoji Matsumoto |
| Art direction | Katsumi Nakazawa, Ryoji Matsumoto |
| Set decoration | Ryoji Matsumoto, Katsumi Nakazawa |
| Music | Akira Senju, Hisayuki Miyamoto, Masatoshi Saito, Tadao Takakuwa |
| Sound | Hisayuki Miyamoto, Masatoshi Saito, Akira Senju, Tadao Takakuwa |
| Costume design | 内山いほ子, Yuki Hisamichi |
| Makeup | 内山いほ子, Yuki Hisamichi |
| Hairstyling | 内山いほ子, Yuki Hisamichi |
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