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Tokyo Lullaby

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Original title

Tôkyô yakyoku

Year

1997

Running time

85 min.

Country

Japan

Director

Jun Ichikawa

Screenwriter

Shinsuke Sato. Story: Jun Ichikawa

Cast

Music

Reichi, Kazuto Shimizu

Cinematography

Tatsuhiko Kobayashi

Producer

Kindai Eiga Kyokai, Shôchiku

Genre

Drama

Synopsis

Hamanaka, a middle-aged native of Tokyo's old shitamachi district, returns to it after years of meandering about the country. Soon he is establishing a rapprochement with his jilted wife and revamps his father's dusty appliance store into a shop that specializes in computer games. In spite of righting the wrongs in his life, Hamanaka is still unhappy.

Awards: 1997: Montréal World Film Festival: Best Director (ex aequo)

1998: Premios de la Academia Japonesa: Newcomer of the Year.

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Tokyo Lullaby

1997

Jun Ichikawa