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A Tender Place (2001)

Genre : Drama, Mystery

Runtime : 3H 21M

Director : Shunichi Nagasaki
Writer : Shunichi Nagasaki

Synopsis

Kasumi is in the midst of an affair with Ishiyama, one of her husband's clients. When Kasumi and her family visit Ishiyama's villa in Hokkaido, she plans to abandon them to be with Ishiyama. The next morning, her daughter Yuka disappears, which throws Kasumi's life into turmoil. Years later, Yuka remains missing, and Kasumi journeys back to Hokkaido with Utsumi, a terminally-ill former detective, and tries to follow any leads she can.

Actors

Yuki Amami
Yuki Amami
Kasumi Moriwake
Shunsuke Matsuoka
Shunsuke Matsuoka
Jun-ichi Utsumi
Tomokazu Miura
Tomokazu Miura
Yohei Ishiyama
Kumi Nakamura
Kumi Nakamura
Noriko Ishiyama
Ikkei Watanabe
Ikkei Watanabe
Michihiro Moriwake
Minori Terada
Minori Terada
Kasumi's father
Michiko Hayashi
Michiko Hayashi
Kasumi's mother
Hideo Murota
Hideo Murota
Masayoshi Izumi
Moeko Ezawa
Moeko Ezawa
Tsutae Izumi
Taro Suwa
Taro Suwa
Mizushima
Sabu Kawahara
Sabu Kawahara
Asanuma
Kaori Mizushima
Kaori Mizushima
Kumiko Utsumi
Miako Tadano
Miako Tadano
Takashi Sasano
Takashi Sasano

Crews

Shunichi Nagasaki
Shunichi Nagasaki
Director
Shunichi Nagasaki
Shunichi Nagasaki
Screenplay
Natsuo Kirino
Natsuo Kirino
Novel
Miyuki Sato
Miyuki Sato
Producer
Shigeru Honda
Shigeru Honda
Director of Photography
Shunichi Nagasaki
Shunichi Nagasaki
Editor
Shirou Sasaki
Shirou Sasaki
Producer
Katsumi Kaneda
Katsumi Kaneda
Production Design
Hidekazu Uehara
Hidekazu Uehara
Line Producer
Daizaburo Harada
Daizaburo Harada
Still Photographer
Akinori Mishima
Akinori Mishima
Editor

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