Madame White Snake
Lavish Japanese-Chinese coproduction based on an ancient Chinese legend about a man who falls in love with a snake goddess in human form.
Dear Doctor
Osamu Ino is a great doctor who is beloved in his rural village. His knowledge and dedication make an equally strong impression on his reluctant medical intern, Keisuke Soma. But, Soma and the villagers reconsider their opinion when they learn about a shameful incident from Dr. Ino's past. Now the once-respected doctor must account for his past actions.
Shiawase no kaori
Yamashita Takako works in the food section of a department store. She pays frequent visits to a reputable local Chinese restaurant about opening an in-store branch. The owner of the restaurant, Wang Qingkuo from Shanghai, who does all the cooking by himself, gives Takako the brush-off. One day, however, Wang collapses due to overwork, and is left with partial paralysis. Hearing the rumor of the restaurant’s closure, Takako resigns from the department store and becomes an apprentice to Wang.
Pastoral: To Die in the Country
A director faces creative block while working on his latest film – a reimagination of his adolescence growing up in a mountain village in rural Japan.
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Shirô Toyoda
Director
Eijirô Tôno
as
Hisaya Morishige
as
Fortuneteller at booth
Kichijirô Ueda
as
Wang Ming
Kaoru Yachigusa
as
Xiao-Qing
Takashi Sasano
as
Yutaka Matsushige
as
Kimiko Yo
as
Akemi Ohtake
Sei Hiraizumi
as
Kei Tanaka
as
Akira Takahashi
Miki Nakatani
as
Takako Yamashita
Chigusa Takayama
as
Yoshio Harada
as
Arashi
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