Bōkyō

Synopsis

Three stories from Shiratsuna Island: "Mikan no hana" Shiratsuna Island is the only remaining island city in Japan, but it is being merged with a city on the opposite shore. Housewife Misato Tomita lives on the island. "Umi no hoshi" Yōhei Hamasaki, who was born on Shiratsuna Island, lives in an apartment in the outskirts of Tokyo with his wife, Tomomi, and their son, Taichi. "Kumo no ito" Popular artist Hirotaka Kurosaki, who is a native of Shiratsuna Island, goes back to his hometown after seven years.

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Key crew

• Takehiko ShinjoDirector
• Yuji NakamaeDirector
• Michihito FujiiDirector

Cast

• Ryoko HirosueMisato Tomita (segment "Mikan no hana")
• Miki Mizuno(segment "Mikan no hana")
• Kei Tanaka(segment "Mikan no hana")
• Kenji Mizuhashi(segment "Mikan no hana")
• Yasuhi Nakamura(segment "Mikan no hana")
• Mayu Yamaguchi(segment "Mikan no hana")
• Momoko Tanabe(segment "Mikan no hana")
• Kiyuki Mori(segment "Mikan no hana")
• Mitsuko Baisho(segment "Mikan no hana")
• Atsushi ItoYohei Hamasaki (segment "Umi no hoshi")
• Mayumi Wakamura(segment "Umi no hoshi")
• Seishirou Katou(segment "Umi no hoshi")

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