Rating: NR
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 12/27/2005
SubTitles: English
Dubbed: Japanese
Sound: DD2
Run Time: 104 Minutes
Distributor/Studio: Fox Lorber

A freelance writer living in Tokyo defies social taboo by choosing life as a single mother in director Hou Hsiao-Hsien's meditative tribute to acclaimed Japanese filmmaker Yasujiro Ozu. When Yoko announces that she is pregnant and has no intentions of marrying the father of her child, her traditional family is outraged. Though the headstrong decision made by the young mother-to-be leaves her finding little sympathy from within her family circle, a blossoming friendship with the owner of a local second-hand bookstore goes a long way in alleviating Yoko's feelings of loneliness. As Yoko begins to re-evaluate her increasingly complicated life, her newfound friend silently pines for her despite his frustrating inability to vocalize his true feelings.

~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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Cast:
Yo Hitoto - Yoko
Tadanobu Asano - Hajime
Masato Hagiwara -
Kimiko Yo -
Nenji Kobayashi -

Production:
Hou Hsiao-Hsien - Director
Liao Ching-song Fumiko Osaka Hideshi Miyajima Ichiro Yamamoto - Producer
Jiang Wen-Ye - Composer
Liao Ching-song - Editor
Hou Hsiao-Hsien Chu Tien-wen - Screen Writer
Mark Lee Ping-bing - Cinematographer
Yoji Yamada - Costume Designer
Toshiharu Aida - Production Designer
Tu Duu-chih - Sound/Sound Designer
Kazumi Hoshino - Costume Designer

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2004 Toronto International Film Festival