The Yellow Handkerchief
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is a 1977
1977 in film
The year 1977 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*In the Academy Awards, Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and Beatrice Straight win Best Actor and Actress and Supporting Actress awards for Network....

 Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

ese film directed by Yoji Yamada
Yoji Yamada
is a Japanese film director best known for his Otoko wa Tsurai yo series of films and his Samurai Trilogy ....

. It was the winner of the first Best Picture award at the Japan Academy Prize.

Cast

  • Ken Takakura
    Ken Takakura
    , born , is a Japanese actor best known for his brooding style and the stoic presence he brings to his roles.Takakura gained his streetwise swagger and tough-guy persona watching yakuza turf battles over the lucrative black market and racketeering in postwar Fukuoka...

    : Yusaku Shima
  • Chieko Baisho
    Chieko Baisho
    is a Japanese actress and singer.In Japan, she is well known for her performance as Sakura in the Otoko wa Tsurai yo series . In addition, she has acted in most films directed by Yōji Yamada since the 1960s...

    : Mitsue Shima
  • Tetsuya Takeda: Kinya Hanada
  • Kaori Momoi: Akemi Ogawa
  • Hachirō Tako
  • Hisao Dazai: Ryokan Manager
  • Mari Okamoto: Ramen Shop Girl
  • Kiyoshi Atsumi
    Kiyoshi Atsumi
    Kiyoshi Atsumi , born Yasuo Tadokoro , was a Japanese film actor....

    : Watanabe Kachō

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