Movie Details
Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:Fuji Television Network, dentsu
Cast & Crew
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Seijiro Koyama
Director
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Hiroyuki Itsuki
Original Story
A
Akimasa Kawashima
Editor
K
Katsumi Nakazawa
Art Direction
A Single Drop of Water in a Mighty River
Audience Score
1 hr 53 min
The story opens with Yukiko and her business partner in Moscow searching for Russian items for their store in Tokyo. There they meet a Russian translator, Nicholai, played by Sergei Nakariakov - a trumpeter from Russia. Some months later after they have returned, Nicholai and Yukiko meet again while he is auditioning for the Tokyo orchestra where seeds of romance begin. Yukiko's father, however, is diagnosed with a terminal case of cancer. Yukiko returns home to be with him in his final months as he decides not to go through therapy and let the disease run its course. Coming into contact with a childhood friend while at home Yukiko is left to choose between her old friend and Nicholai, all while having to face the emotional struggle of dealing with her father's impending death.
DirectorSeijiro Koyama
