The Yellow Handkerchief

The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)

Three complete strangers embark on a road-trip to Hokkaido.

  • Genre: Comedy, Drama
  • Release Date: 1977-09-30
  • User Rating: 6.7/10 from 33 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 49min
  • Language: 日本語
  • Production Company: Shochiku
  • Production Country: Japan
  • Director: Yoji Yamada
star 6.7/10
From 33 Ratings
7.3

Summary

The story is about a convict released from prison for an old murder who is thinking about returning to his ex-wife and his former life. If she puts a yellow handkerchief on the window, it would mean that she wants him back at home.

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  • Ken Takakura

    as Yusaku Shima
  • Chieko Baisho

    as Mitsue Shima
  • Kaori Momoi

    as Akemi Ogawa
  • Tetsuya Takeda

    as Kinya Hanada
  • Hachiro Tako

    as Yakuza
  • Hisao Dazai

    as Ryokan Manager
  • Mari Okamoto

    as Ramen Shop Girl
  • Kiyoshi Atsumi

    as Watanabe Kacho
  • Akihiko Hanyû

    as Policeman
  • Hidetoshi Hasegawa

    as Policeman
  • Kazuhiko Kasai

    as Checkpoint Policeman
  • Midori Kawai

    as Akemi's Colleague
  • Yoshino Tani

    as Waitress
  • Sakae Umezu

    as Policeman
  • Kôei Yamamoto

    as Section Manager
  • Makoto Akatsuka

    as Chinpira
  • Chieko Misaki

    as
  • Saburo Satoki

    as
  • Yasujirô Ono

    as
  • Sabu Kawahara

    as
Art Mitsuo Degawa Art Direction
Directing Yoji Yamada Director
Editing Iwao Ishii Editor
Camera Tetsuo Takaha Director of Photography
Sound Masaru Satō Original Music Composer
Writing Yoshitaka Asama Screenplay
Writing Yoji Yamada Screenplay
Production Toru Najima Producer
Art Takeshi Machida Set Decoration
Directing Keiji Igarashi Assistant Director
Production Hisamune Tamau Production Supervisor
Production Junichi Mine Executive In Charge Of Production
Art Katsuo Kojima Set Designer
Sound Ryuji Matsumoto Sound Mixer
Sound Hiroshi Nakamura Sound
Lighting Yoshifumi Aoki Gaffer
Camera Sôhei Hasegawa Still Photographer
Writing Pete Hamill Short Story

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