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Sad Vacation

Shinji Aoyama
Japan      136 m.
Synopsis

One of the most outstanding representatives of the so-called "Japanese new wave" of the 90s, Shinji Aoyama, reflects in this film, premiered at the Venice Festival, on the nature of family ties. Young Kenji has formed his own family; but running into the mother who abandoned him as a child changes everything.

Director
Shinji Aoyama
Screenplay
Shinji Aoyama
Production
Mamiya Unso Kumiai, Style Jam, Celluloid Dreams
Photography
Masaki Tamura
Edition
Yuji Oshige
Music
Hiroyuki Nagashima
Cast
Tadanobu Asano, Eri Ishida, Yuka Itaya, Yusuke Kawazu, Kengo Kora, Ken Mitsuishi, Aoi Miyazaki, Katsuo Nakamura, Jo Odagiri, Yoichiro Saito
Format
35 mm
Running Time
136 m.
Country
Japan
Year
2007
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