| Southbound | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Yoshimitsu Morita |
| Written by | Yoshimitsu Morita |
| Produced by | Tsuguhiko Kadokawa |
| Starring | Etsushi Toyokawa Yūki Amami |
| Cinematography | Yukihiro Okimura |
| Edited by | Shinji Tanaka |
| Music by | Michiru Ōshima |
| Distributed by | Kadokawa Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 114 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Southbound (サウスバウンド, Sausubaundo) is a 2007 Japanese movie directed by Yoshimitsu Morita and starring Toyokawa Etsushi and Yūki Amami. Based on the novel of the same name by Hideo Okuda, it tells the story of a schoolboy whose family moves from Tokyo to Okinawa.[1]
It began filming in May 2007 in Tokyo; the crew went to Okinawa for on-location filming at the end of June.[2][3] Its theme song is "Eien no Uta" by Nakashima Mika.[4]
Cast
- Etsushi Toyokawa as 'Ichiro Uehara' (as a father who was an extremism activist)
- Yūki Amami as 'Sakura Uehara' (as a mother who was an extremism activist)
- Keiko Kitagawa as 'Yoko Uehara' (as a Sakura's daughter)
- Shuto Tanabe as 'Jiro Uehara' (as a Eldest son. 6th grade schoolboy. This movie's protagonist)
- Rina Matsumoto as 'Momoko Uehara' (as a Second daughter. 4th grade schoolgirl. She loves being bitten by her father)
- Ken'ichi Matsuyama as Officer 'Niigaki' (He fell in love with Yoko at first sight.)
- Mitsuru Hirata as the Principal
- Hideko Yoshida as Social Insurance Agency's Staff
References
- ↑ サウスバウンド(2007) (in Japanese). AllCinema. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
- ↑ "豊川さんら熱演 サウスバウンド撮影好調 (Enthusiastic performance from Toyokawa; Southbound's filming going well)". Ryūkyū Shimpō. July 17, 2007. Retrieved September 10, 2007.
- ↑ "インタビュー – 奥田英朗 (Interview – Okuda Hideo)" (in Japanese). Yahoo! Japan. July 13, 2005. Retrieved September 10, 2007.
- ↑ "中島美嘉、ニューシングル「永遠の詩」映画主題歌決定 (Nakashima Mika's new single "Eien no Uta" to be used as movie theme song)" (in Japanese). Barks. August 8, 2007. Retrieved September 10, 2007.
External links
- South Bound at IMDb
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