Summaries

The story revolves around Yoko Inoue, a pregnant woman in search of a cafe that was frequented by a Taiwanese composer whose life she is researching.

Shochiku Studio of Japan commissioned several directors to create films reflecting on the themes of Ozu Yasujiro on the centenary of the director's birth. Here we find Inoue Yoko, an apparently single young woman who is pregnant, searching for a small cafe that was often visited by a Taiwanese composer whose life she is researching. She herself is back from Taiwan and receiving help from a book store clerk, but she first has to contend with the her own reality which includes her parents.—aghaemi

Details

Keywords
  • no opening credits
  • woman
  • microphone
  • tape recorder
  • sound recordist
Genres
  • Drama
Release date Sep 10, 2004
Countries of origin Japan Taiwan
Language English Japanese
Filming locations Tokyo, Japan
Production companies Shochiku Asahi Shimbun Sumitomo Corporation

Box office

Gross worldwide $145069

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 48m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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