Drama ·Comedy · Japan · 1999 · 1h 54m

The Exam

お受験

Director

Cast

Eikichi Yazawa as Masumi Togashi Yuko Tanaka as ToshieTogashi Ren Osugi as Yoshimoto Natsumi Ohira as Mayumi Togashi Masahiko Nishimura as Yuriko Hirooka as

Crew

Isao Tomita — Editor Toshihiko Sato — Original Music Composer Hiroshi Saito — Screenplay Nobuyuki Isshiki — Writer Keigo Higashino — Novel Kyōko Heya — Production Design

Synopsis

Togashi, an enthusiastic marathon runner and his wife are occupied with their daughter Mayumi's grade school entrance examinations, but he becomes jobless when his company folds. To regain his confidence Togashi decides to join the marathon that is taking place on the very day of his daughter's examination and the all important interview.

Key Collaborators

Yojiro Takita Director Isao Tomita Editor Toshihiko Sato Original Music Composer Hiroshi Saito Screenplay Nobuyuki Isshiki Writer Keigo Higashino Novel Kyōko Heya Production Design

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