Suzaku

Suzaku

95 mins | Drama | Nov. 1, 1997

Depicts the life of a family in a remote Japanese timber village. Family head Tahara Kozo lives with his mother Sachiko, wife Yasuyo, nephew Eisuke and young daughter Michiru. Economic recession and failed development plans cause tragedy in the family.

Suzaku

95 mins | Drama | Nov. 1, 1997

Suzaku
Depicts the life of a family in a remote Japanese timber village. Family head Tahara Kozo lives with his mother Sachiko, wife Yasuyo, nephew Eisuke and young daughter Michiru. Economic recession and failed development plans cause tragedy in the family.
IMDb rating 7.3
Producers Bandai Visual, WOWOW
Original title 萌の朱雀
Directors Naomi Kawase
Writers Naomi Kawase

Cast

Jun Kunimura

as Kozo Tahara

Machiko Ono

as Michiru Tahara

Kotaro Shibata

as Eisuke

Yasuyo Kamimura

as Yasuyo

Sachiko Izumi

as Sachiko

Kazufumi Mukohira

as Eisuke (childhood)

Sayaka Yamaguchi

as Michiru (childhood)