The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi
Three complete strangers embark on a road-trip to Hokkaido.
109 min
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.
- Release date
- October 1, 1977
- Country of origin
- Japan
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Trailer
Cast
- Ken Takakura as Yûsaku Shima
- Chieko Baishō as Mitsue Shima
- Tetsuya Takeda as Kin'ya Hanada
- Kaori Momoi as Akemi Ogawa
- Kiyoshi Atsumi as Watanabe Kacho
- Hisao Dazai as Ryokan Manager
- Mari Okamoto as Ramen Shop Girl
- Tako Hachirô as Yakuza
- Kazuhiko Kasai as Police officer at the checkpoint
- Sakae Umezu as Policeman
- Akihiko Hanyû as Policeman
- Makoto Akatsuka as Chinpira
- Chieko Misaki as A woman crying at the police station
- Sabu Kawahara
Crew
- Yōji Yamada · Director
- Yōji Yamada · Writer
- Yoshitaka Asama · Writer
- Pete Hamill · Writer
- Tôru Najima · Producer
- Masaru Satō · Composer
- Tetsuo Takaha · Cinematographer
- Iwao Ishii · Editor