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Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy (1986)

Genre : Drama, Comedy

Runtime : 1H 37M

Director : Shinichirô Sawai

Synopsis

Travel into Japan's nuttiest apartment house and meet its volatile inhabitants: Kyoko, the beautiful and mysterious new apartment manager; Yusaku, the exam-addled college student; Mrs. Ichinose, the drunken gossip; Kentaro, her bratty son; Akemi, the boozy bar hostess; and the mooching and peeping Mr. Yotsuya.

Actors

Mariko Ishihara
Mariko Ishihara
Kyôko Otonashi
Ken Ishiguro
Ken Ishiguro
Yûsaku Godai
Masatō Ibu
Masatō Ibu
Yotsuya-san
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Yoshiko Miyazaki
Roppongi Akemi
Yumiko Fujita
Yumiko Fujita
Hanae Ichinose
Michiko Kawai
Michiko Kawai
Nanao Kozue
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Kōjirō Kusanagi
Detective
Ichirô Arishima
Ichirô Arishima
Father of Kyôko Otonashi
Hideji Ôtaki
Hideji Ôtaki
Buddhist priest
Hisako Manda
Hisako Manda
Kunie Tanaka
Kunie Tanaka

Crews

Rumiko Takahashi
Rumiko Takahashi
Writer
Yozo Tanaka
Yozo Tanaka
Writer
Joe Hisaishi
Joe Hisaishi
Original Music Composer
Shinichirô Sawai
Shinichirô Sawai
Director
Tomohiro Ichikawa
Tomohiro Ichikawa
Producer
Yoshihiro Kojima
Yoshihiro Kojima
Producer
Hidenori Taga
Hidenori Taga
Producer
Seizô Sengen
Seizô Sengen
Director of Photography
Kiyoaki Saitô
Kiyoaki Saitô
Editor
Tadayuki Kuwana
Tadayuki Kuwana
Art Direction
Isao Fujisawa
Isao Fujisawa
Assistant Director

Posters and backgrounds

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