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Brimming with magical realism, sensuality, and humor, the final film by revered filmmaker Shohei Imamura tells the story of Yosuke Sasano (Koji Yakusho), an unemployed salaryman who arrives in a remote fishing village following a rumor of hidden treasure. Instead, he meets Saeko Aizawa (Misa Shimizu), a charming and unusual woman with a unique problem: a well of warm water inside her longing for release. Saeko faces both shame and adoration for her condition, which the local anglers believe feeds the river and its fish. Intrigued and enamored, Yosuke decides to take up a new life as a fisherman. Through their passionate affair, Imamura paints a picture of longing, fantasy, and the search for true happiness in the most unexpected of places that's both "nonchalantly freaky and uncommonly pleasurable" (Michael Atkinson, The Village Voice).
Original Release
11/03/2001
US Release
05/03/2002
Cast
Name | Character |
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Koji Yakusho | Yosuke Sasano |
Misa Shimizu | Saeko Aizawa |
Mitsuko Baisho | Mitsu Aizawa |
Mansaku Fuwa | Gen |
Isao Natsuyagi | Masayuki Uomi |
Yukiya Kitamura | Shintaro Uomi |
Hijiri Kojima | Mika Tagami |
Toshie Negishi | Tomoko Sasano |
Sumiko Sakamoto | Masako Yamada |
Taka Guadalcanal | Taizo Tachibana |
Directors
Writers
Shohei Imamura, Yo Henmi, Daisuke Tengan, Motofumi Tomikawa
Cast
Name | Character |
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Koji Yakusho | Yosuke Sasano |
Misa Shimizu | Saeko Aizawa |
Mitsuko Baisho | Mitsu Aizawa |
Mansaku Fuwa | Gen |
Isao Natsuyagi | Masayuki Uomi |
Yukiya Kitamura | Shintaro Uomi |
Hijiri Kojima | Mika Tagami |
Toshie Negishi | Tomoko Sasano |
Sumiko Sakamoto | Masako Yamada |
Taka Guadalcanal | Taizo Tachibana |
Mickey Curtis | Nobuyuki Ohnishi |
Takao Yamada | Kazuo Namamura |
Katsuo Nakamura | Takao Yamada |
Kazuo Kitamura | Taro |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Masaya Nakamura | Executive Producer |
Hisao Iino | Producer |
Yasushi Matsuda | Producer |