Drama ·Comedy · Japan · 1986 · 1h 37m

Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy

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Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy poster
Director
Shinichiro Sawai
Cast
Mariko Ishihara as Kyoko Otonashi Ken Ishiguro as Yusaku Godai Masatô Ibu as Yotsuya Yoshiko Miyazaki as Akemi Roppongi Yumiko Fujita as Hanae Ichinose Michiko Kawai as Nanao Kozue
Crew
Seizō Sengen — Director of Photography Kiyoaki Saitō — Editor Joe Hisaishi — Original Music Composer Yōzō Tanaka — Writer Tomohiro Ichikawa — Producer Yoshihiro Kojima — Producer
Synopsis

Travel into Japan's nuttiest apartment house and meet its volatile inhabitants: Kyoko, the beautiful and mysterious new apartment manager; Yusaku, the exam-addled college student; Mrs. Ichinose, the drunken gossip; Kentaro, her bratty son; Akemi, the boozy bar hostess; and the mooching and peeping Mr. Yotsuya.

Trailer Maison Ikkoku - Apartment Fantasy — Official Trailer
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Mood & Themes
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Key Collaborators
Shinichiro Sawai Director Seizō Sengen Director of Photography Kiyoaki Saitō Editor Joe Hisaishi Original Music Composer Yōzō Tanaka Writer Tomohiro Ichikawa Producer Yoshihiro Kojima Producer Hidenori Taga Producer
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