A Tender Place

A Tender Place (2001)

14/07/2001
Drama, Mystery
3h 21m

Overview

Kasumi is in the midst of an affair with Ishiyama, one of her husband's clients. When Kasumi and her family visit Ishiyama's villa in Hokkaido, she plans to abandon them to be with Ishiyama. The next morning, her daughter Yuka disappears, which throws Kasumi's life into turmoil. Years later, Yuka remains missing, and Kasumi journeys back to Hokkaido with Utsumi, a terminally-ill former detective, and tries to follow any leads she can.

  • Shunichi NagasakiDirector, Screenplay
  • Original Title

    柔らかな頬

  • Status

    Released

  • Original Language

    Japanese

Keywords

  • cancer
  • love affair
  • missing child
  • terminal cancer
  • hokkaido, japan

Top Billed Cast

Yuki Amami

Yuki Amami

Kasumi Moriwake

Shunsuke Matsuoka

Shunsuke Matsuoka

Jun-ichi Utsumi

Tomokazu Miura

Tomokazu Miura

Yohei Ishiyama

Kumi Nakamura

Kumi Nakamura

Noriko Ishiyama

Ikkei Watanabe

Ikkei Watanabe

Michihiro Moriwake

Minori Terada

Minori Terada

Kasumi's father

Michiko Hayashi

Michiko Hayashi

Kasumi's mother

Hideo Murota

Hideo Murota

Masayoshi Izumi

Moeko Ezawa

Moeko Ezawa

Tsutae Izumi

Tarō Suwa

Tarō Suwa

Mizushima

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