Sad Vacation (2007)
Original title: サッド ヴァケイション
Sad Vacation is a 2007 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Shinji Aoyama, with a running time of 2h 16m. It stars Tadanobu Asano, Eri Ishida and Aoi Miyazaki.
Kenji, abandoned by his mother, scrapes out a meager existence doing odd jobs including driving bar hostesses and their customers home. Besides this he takes care of the sister of an old friend in jail and a young illegal immigrant. Eventually his life reaches a turning point.
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Cast
- Tadanobu Asano as Kenji Shiraishi
- Eri Ishida as Chiyoko Mamiya
- Aoi Miyazaki as Kozue Tamura
- Yuka Itaya as Saeko Shiina
- Katsuo Nakamura as Shigeki Mamiya
- Kengo Kora as Yusuke Mamiya
- Joe Odagiri as Goto
- Kosuke Toyohara as Kawashima
- Yoichiro Saito as Akihiko
- Kyusaku Shimada as Sone
- Yūsuke Kawazu as Kijima
- Maho Toyota as Makimura