Women in the Mirror
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Women in the Mirror is a 2002
Japanese
drama film
directed by Yoshishige Yoshida
. It was screened out of competition at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival
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2002 in film
The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of...
Japanese
Cinema of Japan
The has a history that spans more than 100 years. Japan has one of the oldest and largest film industries in the world – as of 2009 the fourth largest by number of feature films produced. Movies have been produced in Japan since 1897, when the first foreign cameramen arrived...
drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
directed by Yoshishige Yoshida
Yoshishige Yoshida
is a Japanese film director and screenwriter.-Career:Graduating from Tokyo University, Yoshida entered the Shōchiku studio in 1955 and debuted as a director in 1960 with Rokudenashi...
. It was screened out of competition at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival
2002 Cannes Film Festival
The 2002 Cannes Film Festival started on 15 May and ran until 26 May. The Palme d'Or went to the Polish-French-German-British co-produced film The Pianist directed by Roman Polanski.-Jury:* David Lynch * Sharon Stone* Michelle Yeoh...
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Cast
- Mariko OkadaMariko OkadaMariko Okada is a Japanese actress. She is married to film director Yoshishige Yoshida.Her father was the noted silent film actor Tokihiko Okada, who before his early death starred in Yasujiro Ozu's Tokyo Chorus...
- Ai Kawase - Yoshiko TanakaYoshiko Tanakawas a Japanese actress. She was also famous as a member of the pop group Candies. While a member of Candies, Tanaka was known by the nickname Still at the height of its popularity, the group disbanded in 1978. Tanaka was also the sister-in-law of the well-known actress Masako Natsume.Tanaka was...
- Masako - Sae IsshikiSae IsshikiSae Isshiki is a Japanese actress. She starred in a film Kura for which she garnered the Newcomer of the Year award of the Japanese Academy and a TV program, Futari ....
- Natsuki - Hideo Murota - Goda
- Tokuma Nishioka - The Protector
- Mirai YamamotoMirai YamamotoMirai Yamamoto is a Japanese actress. Her father is Kansai Yamamoto. She is a left hander...
- The Journalist - Miki Sanjo - The Old Woman
- Hiroshi Inuzuka - The Old Man