Drama · Japan · 1995 · 2h 1m

A Quiet Life

静かな生活

A Quiet Life poster
Director
Jūzō Itami
Cast
Hinako Saeki as Ma-chan Atsuro Watabe as Iiyo Tsutomu Yamazaki as Father Mihoko Shibata as Mother Masayuki Imai as Arai Tamaki Ogawa as Weather Forecast
Crew
Yonezō Maeda — Director of Photography Akira Suzuki — Editor Hikari Oe — Original Music Composer Jūzō Itami — Writer Kenzaburô Oe — Novel
Tagline

Nobel Prize-winning author Kenzaburō Ōe's masterpiece now blossoms with the music of Hikari Ōe.

Synopsis

A melodrama about the life of a mentally disabled young man and his devoted sister after their famous novelist father and housewife mother go to Australia on a business trip.

Trailer A Quiet Life — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
mentally handicapped manintellectual disabilityfamily dynamics
Key Collaborators
Jūzō Itami Director Yonezō Maeda Director of Photography Akira Suzuki Editor Hikari Oe Original Music Composer Jūzō Itami Writer Kenzaburô Oe Novel
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