Movie Description
Yukon
(1998)Overview
Takayuki Iwabuchi, a former yakuza member with a tattoo of Kisshoten on his back. Although he has a criminal record, he is currently working as a driver at a hearse transportation company. One day, a young man visits the company and asks Takayuki to transport the body of his fiancé, Sawa, who had unexpectedly passed away, to her hometown in a rural area of Takamatsu, Shikoku. Takayuki decides to go to Shikoku with the young man, However, the man disappears when leaving to take a call while they are stopped at a rest area near Setoo Bridge. Left alone, Takayuki arrives at Sawa's home village after much searching. He then tells Sawa's bereaved family about the situation at her parents' house. There, he learns of the tradition of posthumous marriage, or 'Yukon', from the village elder...
Featured Crew
- Director : Keizo Yamamoto
- Producer : Keizo Yamamoto
- Writer : Shin'ichi Ichikawa
- Cast : Koji Yakusho,Shinobu Terajima,Eiji Bandō,Takashi Morimiya,Tojuro Sawamura,Nobuo Koganei,Tamio Sobami,Shinko Endô,Kazuaki Otsuka,Yasuko Yano,Hiroshi Ikeda,Nao Kitagami,Kanako Nakamura,Junko Ezaki,Chiya Kitamura,Tomono Ito,Reiji Maruko,Yoshihiro Taga,Yoshihiro Imai,Hajime Inoue,Kim Yangfa,Fumiko Minami,Masayuki Matsuno,Eri Seo
Cast
Takayuki Iwabuchi
Sawa Hatanaka
Goro Takahashi
Osamu Uchida
Kiyohime
Resident
Taihei Kato
Kikue Kato
Chuji Hatanaka
Aya Hatanaka
Yoichi Hatanaka
Haru Hatanaka
Takayuki's Grandmother
Takayuki's Older Sister
Takayuki's Younger Sister
Takayuki's Aunt
Takayuki's Grandfather
Takayuki's Father
Takayuki's Younger Sister's Husband
Kudamatsu
Female Employee
Female Employee
Young Takayuki
Takayuki's Marriage Partner's Mother
Facts
Original TitleYukon
Status Released
Release Information
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1998-01-10
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 01h 10m
Production CompaniesSuyama Productions,TBS
Genres
- Drama