Diary of Early Winter Shower (1998)
Original title: 時雨の記
Diary of Early Winter Shower is a 1998 Japanese-language romance movie directed by Shinichiro Sawai, with a running time of 1h 56m. It stars Sayuri Yoshinaga, Tetsuya Watari and Ryūzō Hayashi.
Kounosuke Mibu and Tae Horikawa are unable to forget each other, even though they met and fell in love 20 years ago. They had promised each other that they would build a retreat in Shiguretei, but Ushio was hospitalized after a stroke a few days later, and when his wife, Takako, rushed to the hospital, she discovered their love affair, which in reality had not gone beyond kissing. Now, 20 years later, against the advice of her ikebana mentor, Tae rushes to meet Ushio at Shiguretei, only to see him clutching his chest in pain. Eventually, the design and plans for the dream retreat are seen by Tae, but she has to visit Kyoto alone... or maybe she's heading for somewhere else.
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What is Diary of Early Winter Shower about?
Kounosuke Mibu and Tae Horikawa are unable to forget each other, even though they met and fell in love 20 years ago. They had promised each other that they would build a retreat in Shiguretei, but Ushio was hospitalized after a stroke a few days later, and when his wife, Takako, rushed to the hospital, she discovered their love affair, which in reality had not gone beyond kissing. Now, 20 years later, against the advice of her ikebana mentor, Tae rushes to meet Ushio at Shiguretei, only to see him clutching his chest in pain. Eventually, the design and plans for the dream retreat are seen by Tae, but she has to visit Kyoto alone... or maybe she's heading for somewhere else.
When was Diary of Early Winter Shower released?
Diary of Early Winter Shower was released on 14 November 1998.
How long is Diary of Early Winter Shower?
Diary of Early Winter Shower runs 1h 56m.
Who made Diary of Early Winter Shower?
Diary of Early Winter Shower was directed by Shinichiro Sawai.
Cast
- Sayuri Yoshinaga as Tae Horikawa
- Tetsuya Watari as Kounosuke Mibu
- Ryūzō Hayashi as Shoda
- Tomomi Satō as Keiko Mibu
- Ryuji Harada as Koji Mibu
- Ryo Amamiya as Tamura
- Kaneko Iwasaki as Natsu Kobayakawa
- Naomi Hosokawa as Yuko Furuya
- Nae Yuuki as Tomoko Ikawa
- Yuki Yamabe as Masayo
- Tetsuo Kurata as Toshiyuki Mibu
- Yuka Shiratori as Harumi Mibu