A Tender Place (2001)
Original title: 柔らかな頬
A Tender Place is a 2001 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Shunichi Nagasaki, with a running time of 3h 21m. It stars Yuki Amami, Shunsuke Matsuoka and Tomokazu Miura.
Kasumi is in the midst of an affair with Ishiyama, one of her husband's clients. When Kasumi and her family visit Ishiyama's villa in Hokkaido, she plans to abandon them to be with Ishiyama. The next morning, her daughter Yuka disappears, which throws Kasumi's life into turmoil. Years later, Yuka remains missing, and Kasumi journeys back to Hokkaido with Utsumi, a terminally-ill former detective, and tries to follow any leads she can.
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What is A Tender Place about?
Kasumi is in the midst of an affair with Ishiyama, one of her husband's clients. When Kasumi and her family visit Ishiyama's villa in Hokkaido, she plans to abandon them to be with Ishiyama. The next morning, her daughter Yuka disappears, which throws Kasumi's life into turmoil. Years later, Yuka remains missing, and Kasumi journeys back to Hokkaido with Utsumi, a terminally-ill former detective, and tries to follow any leads she can.
When was A Tender Place released?
A Tender Place was released on 14 July 2001.
How long is A Tender Place?
A Tender Place runs 3h 21m.
Who made A Tender Place?
A Tender Place was directed by Shunichi Nagasaki.
Cast
- Yuki Amami as Kasumi Moriwake
- Shunsuke Matsuoka as Jun-ichi Utsumi
- Tomokazu Miura as Yohei Ishiyama
- Kumi Nakamura as Noriko Ishiyama
- Ikkei Watanabe as Michihiro Moriwake
- Minori Terada as Kasumi's father
- Michiko Hayashi as Kasumi's mother
- Hideo Murota as Masayoshi Izumi
- Moeko Ezawa as Tsutae Izumi
- Tarō Suwa as Mizushima
- Sabu Kawahara as Asanuma
- Kaori Mizushima as Kumiko Utsumi