Suzaku (1997)
萌の朱雀
Depicts the life of a family in a remote Japanese timber village. Family head Tahara Kozo lives with his mother Sachiko, wife Yasuyo, nephew Eisuke and young daughter Michiru. Economic recession and failed development plans cause tragedy in the family.
- Date of release
- 1997-11-01
- TMDB
- 7.3 / 10 (42)
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Naomi Kawase
Casting
- Jun Kunimura — Kozo Tahara
- Machiko Ono — Michiru Tahara
- Sayaka Yamaguchi — Young Michiru
- Sachiko Izumi — Sachiko
- Kotaro Shibata — Eisuke
- Yasuyo Kamimura — Yasuyo
- Kazufumi Mukohira — Young Eisuke
Interesting facts
Suzaku is a Japanese fiction film from 1997 written and directed by Naomi Kawase.
Production
Suzaku was the 35mm film debut of Kawase, who was known for her independently produced films in 8mm. A reference to her previous career can be seen in Suzaku through the 8mm film projected at the end. The only professional actor in the production was Jun Kunimura, though the film was also the debut of Machiko Ono, who later went on to have a successful acting career.
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