Japanese Story (2003) Australia
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Director:Brooks, Sue, Collette, Toni, Curran, Lynette, Dyktynski, Matthew, Tanaka, Yumiko, Tsunashima, Gotaro
Studio:Fortissimo Films
Writer:Alison Tilson
Rating:7.0 (4,430 votes)
Rated:R
Date Added:2012-06-05
ASIN:043396044623
Awards:20 wins & 12 nominations
Genre:English films
IMDb:0304229
Duration:1:40:00
Aspect Ratio:2.35 : 1
Sound:Dolby Digital
Languages:English, Japanese
Subtitles:English
LAC code:300001090
DVD or VHS:DVD
Original:original
Brooks, Sue, Collette, Toni, Curran, Lynette, Dyktynski, Matthew, Tanaka, Yumiko, Tsunashima, Gotaro  ...  (Director)
Alison Tilson  ...  (Writer)
 
Toni Collette  ...  Sandy Edwards
Gotaro Tsunashima  ...  Hiromitsu Tachibana
Matthew Dyktynski  ...  Bill Baird
Lynette Curran  ...  Mum
Yumiko Tanaka  ...  Yukiko Tachibana
Kate Atkinson  ...  Jackie
Bill Young  ...  Jimmy Smithers
Reg Evans  ...  Bloke in Row Boat
George Shevtsov  ...  James
Justine Clarke  ...  Jane
Igor Sas  ...  Fraser
Mike Frencham  ...  Blake
John Howard  ...  Richards
Phil Bennett  ...  Barman
Heath Bergersen  ...  Petrol Bloke
Comments: DEN 116

Summary: Toni Collette plays Sandy Edwards, an ambitious geologist who suddenly finds herself having to baby-sit Hiromitsu (Gotaro Tsunashima), a taciturn Japanese businessman. Hoping to strike up a business deal, she agrees to take him on a field trip around Western Australia's remote Pilbara Desert. Against the background of the outback, these two diametrically opposed strangers are to find themselves thrust together in a potentially life or death situation. As they journey further and further into the desert, they leave more and more of what they know about each other and themselves behind. Winner of Eight Australian Film Institute Awards including Best Actress (in a leading role), Best Cinematography and Best Film.