
A Girl in the Sunset
Drama · Romance
Overview
Based on four early novellas by Noble Prize winner Yasunari Kawabata, this omnibus of four short films are by emerging directors from the second graduating class of the new Graduate School of Film and New Media at Japan’s top art school, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music (Tokyo Geidai), where famed directors Takeshi Kitano and Kiyoshi Kurosawa teach.
Top Cast


Yuriko Yoshitaka
Yuriko Yoshitaka
(segment "Itaria no Uta")
Yuriko Yoshitaka
(segment "Itaria no Uta")


Kazuya Takahashi
Kazuya Takahashi
(segment "Itaria no Uta")
Kazuya Takahashi
(segment "Itaria no Uta")
Maiko Yamada
Maiko Yamada
(segment "Musume Gokoro")
Maiko Yamada
(segment "Musume Gokoro")


Seiko Iwaido
Seiko Iwaido
(segment "Musume Gokoro")
Seiko Iwaido
(segment "Musume Gokoro")


Haru
Haru
(segment "Asakusa no Shimai ")
Haru
(segment "Asakusa no Shimai ")


Hanae Kan
Hanae Kan
(segment "Asakusa no Shimai")
Hanae Kan
(segment "Asakusa no Shimai")


Takayo Mimura
Takayo Mimura
(segment "Asakusa no Shimai")
Takayo Mimura
(segment "Asakusa no Shimai")


Reiko Igarashi
Reiko Igarashi
(segment "Yuubae Shojo")
Reiko Igarashi
(segment "Yuubae Shojo")


Ryunosuke Kawai
Ryunosuke Kawai
(segment "Yuubae Shojo")
Ryunosuke Kawai
(segment "Yuubae Shojo")
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