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Film · Drama, Comedy

The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)

★ 7.0 · 43 votes1 h 49 minDrama, Comedy1977

Three complete strangers embark on a road-trip to Hokkaido.

A convict, newly released from prison for murder, joins two strangers on a road trip through Hokkaido to visit his ex-wife, whom he hasn't seen in four years, knowing that if she puts a yellow handkerchief on the window, it would mean that she wants him back at home.

Director
Yoji Yamada
Writers
Yoshitaka Asama, Yoji Yamada, Pete Hamill
Country
Japan
Language
Japanese
Release date
September 30, 1977
Original title
幸福の黄色いハンカチ

The Yellow Handkerchief cast

  • Ken TakakuraYusaku Shima
  • Chieko BaishoMitsue Shima
  • Tetsuya TakedaKinya Hanada
  • Kaori MomoiAkemi Ogawa
  • Kiyoshi AtsumiWatanabe Kacho
  • Hisao DazaiRyokan Manager
  • Mari OkamotoRamen Shop Girl
  • Hachiro TakoYakuza
  • Kazuhiko KasaiCheckpoint Policeman
  • Sakae UmezuPoliceman
  • Akihiko HanyûPoliceman
  • Hidetoshi HasegawaPoliceman
  • Midori KawaiAkemi's Colleague
  • Yoshino TaniWaitress
  • Kôei YamamotoSection Manager
  • Makoto AkatsukaChinpira
  • Chieko Misaki
  • Sabu Kawahara
  • Saburo Satoki
  • Yasujirô Ono
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