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A Quiet Life
Nobel Prize-winning author Kenzaburō Ōe's masterpiece now blossoms with the music of Hikari Ōe.
Genres
Drama
Overview
A melodrama about the life of a mentally disabled young man and his devoted sister after their famous novelist father and housewife mother go to Australia on a business trip.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
121 min
Release Date
1995-09-23
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
7
Vote Average
7.4
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Hinako Saeki
Ma-chan
Atsuro Watabe
Iiyo
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Father
Mihoko Shibata
Mother
Masayuki Imai
Arai
Tamaki Ogawa
Weather Forecast
Takao Okamura
Danto
Nobuko Miyamoto
Danto's Wife
Yoshiyuki Omori
Oh-chan
Keita Tsukui
Tokie Hidari
Asakura
Tetsu Watanabe
Water Bottle Man
Rie Shibata
Neighbor's Wife
Shinobu Kawamata
Wife
Chōei Takahashi
Police Officer
Nobuto Okamoto
Sewage Owner
Noboru Akima
Hisako Hara
Grandmother
Mieko Yuki
Fusa
Yûki Hoshino
Toshizō Kudō
Shigemitsu Ogi
Man Drinking Wine
Satomi Achiwa
Mrs. Kurokawa
Hiroshi Yagyu
Caster
Yoichi Takara
Young Boy in the Novel
Noboru Mitani
Man in the Novel
Mirei Asaoka
Young Girl in the Novel
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