Tokyo Notes (1998)

東京ノート

A 1998 performance of Oriza Hirata's play set in a Tokyo museum sheltering paintings evacuated from a European war, where family and friends trade quiet conversations that reveal loneliness, love, and social unease, amid growing tensions.

Date of release

1998-07-01

Runtime

1h 35m

Director

Oriza Hirata

Casting

• Makoto Adachi — Shinya Akiyama (eldest son)
• Satoko Abe — Tokiko Akiyama (eldest son's wife)
• Hiroko Matsuda — Yumi Akiyama (eldest daughter)
• Kôji Ogawara — Yuji Akiyama (second son)
• Takako Yamamura — Yoshie Akiyama (second son's wife)
• Eriko Wada — Ikue Akiyama (second daughter)
• Satoshi Kobayashi — Shigeo Akiyama (third son)
• Yoko Hirata — Emiko Hirayama (curator)
• Minako Tsuji — Miyuki Mitsuhashi (art donor)
• Shu Matsui — Kunio Ono (lawyer)
• Kazuhiko Sakamoto — Yoshio Saito (Mitsuhashi's friend)
• Kotaro Shiga — Teruo Kushimoto (curator)

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