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Kenji, abandoned by his mother, scrapes out a meager existence doing odd jobs including driving bar hostesses and their customers home. Besides this he takes care of the sister of an old friend in jail and a young illegal immigrant. But... See more »

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Kenji Shiraishi
Kaori Fujimitsu
Eri Ishida ...
Chiyoko Mamiya
Yuka Itaya ...
Saeko Shiina
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Kijima
Kengo Kôra ...
Yusuke Mamiya
Ken Mitsuishi ...
Shigeo
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Kozue Tamura
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Shigeki Mamiya
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Goto
Yôichirô Saitô ...
Akihiko
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Sone
Hikohiko Sugiyama
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Kawashima (as Kosuke Toyohara)
Maho Toyota ...
Makimura
Kaori Tsuji ...
Yuri Matsumura

Directed by

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Shinji Aoyama

Written by

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Shinji Aoyama ... (screenplay)
 
Shinji Aoyama ... (novel)

Produced by

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Naoki Kai ... producer

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Hiroyuki Nagashima

Cinematography by

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Masaki Tamura

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Yûji Ohshige ... (as Yuji Oshige)

Production Design by

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Tsuyoshi Shimizu

Art Direction by

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Tsuyoshi Shimizu

Production Management

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Kenny Kusaka ... post-production supervisor

Sound Department

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Nobuyuki Kikuchi ... sound

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Shigeto Kunii ... first assistant camera
Yûki Nakamura ... gaffer
Futoshi Yamato ... camera trainee

Script and Continuity Department

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Anthony Kimm ... Script Translation: English subtitles

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Distributors

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  • Sponge (2007) (South Korea) (theatrical)
  • Style Jam (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)

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Plot Summary

Kenji, abandoned by his mother, scrapes out a meager existence doing odd jobs including driving bar hostesses and their customers home. Besides this he takes care of the sister of an old friend in jail and a young illegal immigrant. But his life reaches a turning point when he happens to meet Chiyoko, his long lost mother. She is now married to Mamiya, the owner of an express package delivery service. They also have a teenage son, Yusuke. Subdued feelings of alarm, discomfort and resentment between Chiyoko, Kenji, and his half brother Yusuke hide underneath and are seemingly caused by the inseparable blood ties that seem to wield control over everyone's destiny. Is blood that powerful? What exactly defines a mother or a father? While Kenji struggles with these questions and attempts to escape his fate, Chiyoko seems content to let these issues unfold and find a solution. Where will it ultimately lead them? Written by anonymous

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Also Known As
  • サッド ヴァケイション (Japan, Japanese title)
  • 悲傷假期 (Hong Kong, Mandarin title)
  • Szomorú vakáció (Hungary)
  • Férias Tristes (Brazil)
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  • 136 min
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