The Yellow Handkerchief
Three complete strangers embark on a road-trip to Hokkaido.
1977•1h 49m•7.0/10
ComedyDrama
Ratings
🎬TMDb
7.0/10(42)
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.
Production
Shochiku
Language
JA
Status
Released
Release Date
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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
Saburo Satoki
Yasujirô Ono
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