

Drama
Overview
Hamaguchi wrote and directed this film as a graduation project for the students at ENBU Seminar (film and theater school in Tokyo) when he taught there. It is a three-part film: The first part is a documentary-style production of a play; Then the actual full stage production of the play; and the epilogue. Poetry and written words play the central role in the movie.
Top Cast


Rei Hirano
Rei Hirano
Reiko
Rei Hirano
Reiko
Ryo Sato
Ryo Sato
Ryouhei / Mamoru Noguchi
Ryo Sato
Ryouhei / Mamoru Noguchi
Mikio Tayama
Mikio Tayama
Kunio Miki
Mikio Tayama
Kunio Miki


Ayako Ito
Ayako Ito
Ito Bun / Kayoko Kanamori
Ayako Ito
Ito Bun / Kayoko Kanamori
Akihisa Sugai
Akihisa Sugai
Akira Nishijima / Noboru Komiyama
Akihisa Sugai
Akira Nishijima / Noboru Komiyama
Takuma Watanabe
Takuma Watanabe
Hidenori Watanabe / Clerk 2
Takuma Watanabe
Hidenori Watanabe / Clerk 2
Kanako Tezuka
Kanako Tezuka
Urara Tezuka / Yukie Noguchi
Kanako Tezuka
Urara Tezuka / Yukie Noguchi
Toru Arai
Toru Arai
Taro Nakamura / Shinnosuke Tada
Toru Arai
Taro Nakamura / Shinnosuke Tada
Aki Katori
Aki Katori
Akiko Katori / Etsuko Shiomi
Aki Katori
Akiko Katori / Etsuko Shiomi
Rinpuku Tsuchiya
Rinpuku Tsuchiya
Kensuke Hayashi / Clerk 1
Rinpuku Tsuchiya
Kensuke Hayashi / Clerk 1
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