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The Road

The Road

The Road

2001
Drama
TV Movie
Yuichi, a middle-aged businessman who has been down on his luck lately, finds himself lost on the road. Unable to call his home or office from an old roadside phone booth, he tries to contact a friend he has not spoken to for years who works at a hospital in the area. His friend talks about meeting a woman that Yuichi knows died that very day 30 years ago, and he is left perplexed.

Directed by:

Nobuhiko Ôbayashi
Nobuhiko-bayashi
69 total credits
Credits include: House and Emotion

Writers:

Jirô Akagawa
Jir-Akagawa
10 total credits
Credits include: Chizuko's Younger Sister, School Day of the Dead, Early Spring Story, Someday, Someone Will Be Killed and Tantei monogatari
,
Shirô Ishimori
Shir-Ishimori
10 total credits
Credits include: Galaxy Express 999, The Boxer, Tenkôsei: Sayonara anata, Bobby's Girl and Yakusoku

Starring:

Misa Shimizu
Misa-Shimizu
19 total credits
She made her screen debut by winning the heroine audition for 1987 film Shōnan Bōsōzoku. She starred in NHK's morning drama series Seishun Kazoku in 1989.
,
Toshie Negishi
Toshie-Negishi
34 total credits
Credits include: Audition, Akira Kurosawa's Dreams, When Marnie Was There, Rhapsody in August and Imprint
,
Keiju Kobayashi
Keiju-Kobayashi
38 total credits
Born in Gunma Prefecture, he began acting at the Nikkatsu studio after dropping out of Nihon University and made his film debut in 1942.In a career that spanned 65 years, he appeared in over 250 films, most famously in the "Company President" (Shachō) comedy films made at Toho, where he worked alongside Hisaya Morishige, Daisuke Kato, Norihei Miki, and others. There he helped define the popular image of the postwar salaryman. He also won many awards for his acting, including best actor awar
,
Tôru Minegishi
Tru-Minegishi
27 total credits
Credits include: Okuribito, Godzilla vs. Biollante, Shinjuku Incident, Fudoh: The New Generation and Kare no ootobai, kanojo no shima
,
Shirô Namiki
Shir-Namiki
6 total credits
Credits include: Noriko's Dinner Table, Shadow of the Wraith, The Road, The Last Coffin and Health Master Dan
,
Keiko Tsushima
Keiko-Tsushima
14 total credits
Notable for her prominent role in Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film Seven Samurai. She also starred in Japanese television series such as Sakura and Kimi ga jinsei no toki. She died of cancer at age 86.
,
Nae
Nae
9 total credits
Credits include: Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre, Tajuu jinkaku tantei saiko - Amamiya Kazuhiko no kikan, White on Rice, Ultraman and Gakko
,
Sakae Umezu
Sakae-Umezu
10 total credits
Credits include: Onna no mizûmi, The Reipuman, School Mystery, The Rapeman 3 and The Shogun Assassins
,
Manae Katsuno
Manae-Katsuno
1 total credit
Credits include: The Road

Genre:

Drama

AKA:

Kokubetsu

Country:

Japan

The Road

2001
Drama
TV Movie
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Directed by:

Nobuhiko Ôbayashi
Nobuhiko-bayashi
69 total credits
Credits include: House and Emotion

Writers:

Jirô Akagawa
Jir-Akagawa
10 total credits
Credits include: Chizuko's Younger Sister, School Day of the Dead, Early Spring Story, Someday, Someone Will Be Killed and Tantei monogatari
,
Shirô Ishimori
Shir-Ishimori
10 total credits
Credits include: Galaxy Express 999, The Boxer, Tenkôsei: Sayonara anata, Bobby's Girl and Yakusoku

Starring:

Misa Shimizu
Misa-Shimizu
19 total credits
She made her screen debut by winning the heroine audition for 1987 film Shōnan Bōsōzoku. She starred in NHK's morning drama series Seishun Kazoku in 1989.
,
Toshie Negishi
Toshie-Negishi
34 total credits
Credits include: Audition, Akira Kurosawa's Dreams, When Marnie Was There, Rhapsody in August and Imprint
,
Keiju Kobayashi
Keiju-Kobayashi
38 total credits
Born in Gunma Prefecture, he began acting at the Nikkatsu studio after dropping out of Nihon University and made his film debut in 1942.In a career that spanned 65 years, he appeared in over 250 films, most famously in the "Company President" (Shachō) comedy films made at Toho, where he worked alongside Hisaya Morishige, Daisuke Kato, Norihei Miki, and others. There he helped define the popular image of the postwar salaryman. He also won many awards for his acting, including best actor awar
,
Tôru Minegishi
Tru-Minegishi
27 total credits
Credits include: Okuribito, Godzilla vs. Biollante, Shinjuku Incident, Fudoh: The New Generation and Kare no ootobai, kanojo no shima
,
Shirô Namiki
Shir-Namiki
6 total credits
Credits include: Noriko's Dinner Table, Shadow of the Wraith, The Road, The Last Coffin and Health Master Dan
,
Keiko Tsushima
Keiko-Tsushima
14 total credits
Notable for her prominent role in Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film Seven Samurai. She also starred in Japanese television series such as Sakura and Kimi ga jinsei no toki. She died of cancer at age 86.
,
Nae
Nae
9 total credits
Credits include: Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre, Tajuu jinkaku tantei saiko - Amamiya Kazuhiko no kikan, White on Rice, Ultraman and Gakko
,
Sakae Umezu
Sakae-Umezu
10 total credits
Credits include: Onna no mizûmi, The Reipuman, School Mystery, The Rapeman 3 and The Shogun Assassins
,
Manae Katsuno
Manae-Katsuno
1 total credit
Credits include: The Road

Genre:

Drama

AKA:

Kokubetsu

Country:

Japan
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