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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.

  • Movie
  • 1977
  • 1h 49m

Directed by Yoji Yamada

7.0

TMDB audience rating
7.0 out of 10 from 43 votes

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Overview

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 and crew

  • Ken Takakura

    Ken TakakuraYusaku Shima

  • Chieko Baisho

    Chieko BaishoMitsue Shima

  • Tetsuya Takeda

    Tetsuya TakedaKinya Hanada

  • Kaori Momoi

    Kaori MomoiAkemi Ogawa

  • Kiyoshi Atsumi

    Kiyoshi AtsumiWatanabe Kacho

  • Hisao Dazai

    Hisao DazaiRyokan Manager

  • Mari Okamoto

    Mari OkamotoRamen Shop Girl

  • Hachiro Tako

    Hachiro TakoYakuza

  • Kazuhiko Kasai

    Kazuhiko KasaiCheckpoint Policeman

  • Sakae Umezu

    Sakae UmezuPoliceman

  • Akihiko HanyûPoliceman

  • Hidetoshi HasegawaPoliceman

  • Midori KawaiAkemi's Colleague

  • Yoshino Tani

    Yoshino TaniWaitress

  • Kôei YamamotoSection Manager

  • Makoto Akatsuka

    Makoto AkatsukaChinpira

  • Chieko Misaki

    Chieko Misaki

  • Sabu Kawahara

    Sabu Kawahara

Director
Yoji Yamada
Writer
Yoshitaka Asama and Yoji Yamada
Music
Masaru Satō
Cinematography
Tetsuo Takaha