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Japanese Story (2003)

6.5 Listal rating
7 IMDB rating

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Against the background of an Australian desert landscape, so much space and so few people, Sandy, a geologist, and Hiromitsu, a Japanese businessman, play out a story of human inconsequence in the face of the blistering universe. The end of the journey leaves no-one capable of going back to where they started from.

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Toni Collette

Toni Collette

Sandy Edwards
Gotaro Tsunashima

Gotaro Tsunashima

Hiromitsu Tachibana
Matthew Dyktynski

Matthew Dyktynski

Bill Baird
Yumiko Tanaka

Yumiko Tanaka

Yukiko Tachibana
Bill Young

Bill Young

Jimmy Smithers
Reg Evans

Reg Evans

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Written by (View all) :
Alison Tilson

Alison Tilson

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Toni never gives anything but authentici

Posted : 1 year, 9 months ago at Feb 18 8:28
The plot left a bit to be desired in this movie, and the Japanese character was written a bit shallowly, but this movie still had an interesting take on a pretty routine plot. A female Australian Geologist ends up playing driver to a Japanese man, and she never is exactly sure why he deserves this attention. He's uncommunicative and bossy, and young and attractive. Some plot devices are pretty stupid and irritating. But the photography is great in an understated way. And most of all Toni Collette is wonderful in a truly authentic way. And the movie gives you the opportunity to see that. It gives you the chance to actually see the bits that usually get cut away. From her having to fold his drunken body into her car after a night of required karaoke (which NO one wanted to do, but wa...Read more

Rating : 6/10