Kyûpora no aru machi
Set in Kawaguchi in the early 60s, this simple story chronicles the lives of foundry families and one girl's dreams of higher education.
Dark Room
A writer haunted by the death of his wife and threatened by the imagined infidelities of his lovers uses his affairs for the subjects of his novels.
The Gate of Youth
Mainly the story of Shinsuke and his stepmother, ranging from Shinsuke's infanthood to his mid-teens. Coal workers and the mines dominate nearly every aspect of the life of the characters. Shinsuke's father dies while bravely using dynamite to rescue a group of trapped Korean miners. Several older men attempt to help he and his mother cope, including a kind Korean and a Harley-riding yakuza.
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Kirio Urayama
Director
Sayuri Yoshinaga
as
Jun
Takeshi Katô
as
Mr. Noda
Eijirô Tôno
as
Tatsugorô Ishiguro
Toshiyuki Kitami
as
Bartender
Yuki Kazamatsuri
as
Keiko - Author's Wife
Kotoe Hatsui
as
Natsue's Mother
Usagi Asô
as
Tae
Chôichirô Kawarasaki
as
Kaneyama, Korean man
Keiko Takahashi
as
Piano Teacher
Tatsuya Nakadai
as
Yuki, Shinsuke's father
