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Turning Point (1994)

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 1H 58M

Director : Nobuhiko Obayashi
Writer : Tatsuo Nogami, Yoshinori Watanabe, Nobuhiko Obayashi

Synopsis

A middle-aged journalist looking to make her big break. After working the same beat on the "women's page", Yumiko gets promoted to editorials.

Actors

Sayuri Yoshinaga
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Yumiko Minami
Masahiko Tsugawa
Masahiko Tsugawa
Toyosaki
Morio Kazama
Morio Kazama
Shibukawa
Miki Fujitani
Miki Fujitani
Chie Minami
Ittoku Kishibe
Ittoku Kishibe
Sakakibara, The Politician
Tadao Takashima
Tadao Takashima
Asaoka
Takehiko Maeda
Takehiko Maeda
Hasegawa, The Director
Toshinori Omi
Toshinori Omi
Fujimura, The Prime Minister's Secretary
Tsurutaro Kataoka
Tsurutaro Kataoka
Oonuma, The Calligrapher
Hideo Takamatsu
Hideo Takamatsu
Editorial Writer
Fujio Suga
Fujio Suga
Sachio Sakai
Sachio Sakai
Mari Shiraki
Mari Shiraki
Hirotaro Honda
Hirotaro Honda
Tōru Minegishi
Tōru Minegishi
Chin Naitô
Chin Naitô
Kōen Okumura
Kōen Okumura
Shin Yasuda
Shin Yasuda
Jun Negami
Jun Negami
Wakaba Irie
Wakaba Irie
Hajime Izu
Hajime Izu
Ryo Iwamatsu
Ryo Iwamatsu
Saburo Boya
Saburo Boya
Keiko Nakajima
Keiko Nakajima
Bengal
Bengal
Hiroko Isayama
Hiroko Isayama
Yasufumi Hayashi
Yasufumi Hayashi
Yukari Tachibana
Yukari Tachibana
Yôichi Okamura
Yôichi Okamura
Kin Ômae
Kin Ômae
Kaori Kobayashi
Kaori Kobayashi
Toshie Negishi
Toshie Negishi
Toshihiko Murasawa
Toshihiko Murasawa
Akira Saito
Akira Saito
Hidekazu Nagae
Hidekazu Nagae
Nao Saeki
Nao Saeki
Ishirō Honda
Ishirō Honda
Hisako Hara
Hisako Hara
Takehiro Murata
Takehiro Murata
Youji Matsuda
Youji Matsuda
Jirô Akagawa
Jirô Akagawa
Yumeji Tsukioka
Yumeji Tsukioka
Masako Yanagi
Tamao Nakamura
Tamao Nakamura
Shizuko
Takiko Mizunoe
Takiko Mizunoe
Ryoko Samejima
Jō Shishido
Jō Shishido
Hashizume, Reporter
Keiko Matsuzaka
Keiko Matsuzaka
Mrs. Tamura
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Prime Minister Tamura
Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni
Urano

Crews

Nobuhiko Obayashi
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Director
Nobuyoshi Ôtani
Nobuyoshi Ôtani
Executive Producer
Shigehiro Nakagawa
Shigehiro Nakagawa
Producer
Saiichi Maruya
Saiichi Maruya
Original Story
Tatsuo Nogami
Tatsuo Nogami
Screenplay
Yoshinori Watanabe
Yoshinori Watanabe
Screenplay
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Screenplay
Noritaka Sakamoto
Noritaka Sakamoto
Director of Photography
Kazuo Takenaka
Kazuo Takenaka
Art Direction
Joe Hisaishi
Joe Hisaishi
Original Music Composer

Posters and backgrounds

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