Main Cast: Johan Leysen, Toshie Ogura, Rina Yasima, Noriko Sasaki, Kumi Nakamura
Release Year: 1998
Country: NL
Run Time: 99 minutes
Plot
Explorer-photographer Felice Beato (Johan Leysen) narrates this romantic drama of lost love in the form of a letter to his brother in Holland. Beato has returned to Japan in search of O-Kiku (Kumi Nakamura), the mail-order bride he abandoned six years previous. Their former home is deserted, so Beato sets out on a frustrating journey across the countryside. Filmed entirely in an Amsterdam studio, the film uses 19th-century hand-tinted photos by Felice Beato, Baron von Stilfried, Hikoma Ueno, and Renmjo Shimooka. Shown at the 1998 Rotterdam Film Festival. ~ Bhob Stewart, All Movie Guide
Cast
Johan Leysen - Felice Beato
Toshie Ogura - Ume
Rina Yasima - O-Take
Noriko Sasaki - Hana
Kumi Nakamura - O-Kiku
Yoshi Oida - Matsukichi; Noriko Proett - O-Koma; Yoshi Oota - Ueno
Credit
Vincent de Pater - Art Director, Frank Jansen - Associate Producer, Pim Mookhoek - Casting, Jany Temime - Costume Designer, Noriko Yabata - First Assistant Director, Peter Delpeut - Director, Menno Boerema - Editor, Hetty Krapels - Line Producer, Loek Dikker - Composer (Music Score), Walther van den Ende - Cinematographer, Suzanne Van Voorst - Producer, Pieter van Huystee - Producer, Piotr Van Dijk - Sound/Sound Designer, Peter Delpeut - Screenwriter
