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The Yellow Handkerchief

Original title: 幸福の黄色いハンカチ

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

1977 · 1h 49m

Directed by Yoji Yamada

7.0

TMDB audience score
43 votes, out of 10

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Synopsis

A convict, newly released from prison for murder, joins two strangers on a road trip through Hokkaido to visit his ex-wife, whom he hasn't seen in four years, knowing that if she puts a yellow handkerchief on the window, it would mean that she wants him back at home.

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Cast

  • Ken Takakura
    Yusaku Shima

  • Chieko Baisho
    Mitsue Shima

  • Tetsuya Takeda
    Kinya Hanada

  • Kaori Momoi
    Akemi Ogawa

  • Kiyoshi Atsumi
    Watanabe Kacho

  • Hisao Dazai
    Ryokan Manager

  • Mari Okamoto
    Ramen Shop Girl

  • Hachiro Tako
    Yakuza

  • Kazuhiko Kasai
    Checkpoint Policeman

  • Sakae Umezu
    Policeman

  • Akihiko Hanyû
    Policeman

  • Hidetoshi Hasegawa
    Policeman

  • Midori Kawai
    Akemi's Colleague

  • Yoshino Tani
    Waitress

  • Kôei Yamamoto
    Section Manager

  • Makoto Akatsuka
    Chinpira

  • Chieko Misaki

  • Sabu Kawahara