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Laundry (2002)

Genre : Drama, Romance

Runtime : 2H 6M

Director : Junichi Mori

Synopsis

A young man named Teru, mentally altered by a childhood injury, runs a laundry and falls for Mizue, a lonely young woman who suffers from kleptomania. One day Mizue left one of her dresses behind in the machine that was stained with blood from her failed suicide attempt. Teru decides to find Mizue in order to return the dress, after having tried to desperately to wash off the blood stain. Soon thereafter Teru's grandmother dies, and her creditors repossess the home in which Teru was living in. The young couple turn to Sally for help. Sally is a caring man who trains pigeons for a living. Then one day, Sally leaves everything he owns to Teru and Mizue. They start a new life. Teru proposes to Mizue, but she refuses him. The more she is assured of Teru's pure heart, the more she feels she doesn't deserve it. Full of inner turmoil, Mizue begins shoplifting again.

Actors

Yosuke Kubozuka
Yosuke Kubozuka
Teru
Koyuki
Koyuki
Mizue
Kenichiro Tanabe
Kenichiro Tanabe
Miyashita
Katsumi Muramatsu
Katsumi Muramatsu
Old man with a cane
Kazue Tsunogae
Kazue Tsunogae
Old lady photographer
Risa Nishimura
Risa Nishimura
Shiori Okazaki
Hana Kino
Hana Kino
Kinuyo Okazaki
Takashi Naitō
Takashi Naitō
Sally
Miho Miyazawa
Miho Miyazawa
(uncredited)

Crews

Junichi Mori
Junichi Mori
Director
Junichi Mori
Junichi Mori
Writer
Hiroshi Matsuo
Hiroshi Matsuo
Editor
Etsuko Minagawa
Etsuko Minagawa
Script Supervisor
Shuji Abe
Shuji Abe
Executive Producer
Chikahiro Ando
Chikahiro Ando
Producer
Toru Horibe
Toru Horibe
Producer
Yasuo Masuhiro
Yasuo Masuhiro
Executive Producer
Keiichiro Moriya
Keiichiro Moriya
Producer
Noriyuki Nishimura
Noriyuki Nishimura
Executive Producer
Yasutaka Otsuka
Yasutaka Otsuka
Executive Producer
Tsutomu Takano
Tsutomu Takano
Executive Producer
Kôzô Shibasaki
Kôzô Shibasaki
Director of Photography
Zentaro Watanabe
Zentaro Watanabe
Original Music Composer
Takashi Sasaki
Takashi Sasaki
Art Direction

Posters and backgrounds

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