The Whispered City (2000)

9.0/10 • 105 min • Drama

Overview

Director Jun Ichikawa spins this affectionate portrait of the people who populate Shimokitazawa, a bohemian corner of Tokyo filled with small theater companies and smoky coffeehouses.

Cast

Yoshio Harada

Kyushiro

Yukiyoshi Ozawa

Tatsuya

Lily

Yoko

Yasuhi Nakamura

Hayashi

Miako Tadano

Mia

Ittoku Kishibe

Policeman A

Akira Emoto

Toyohashi, sculptor

Kazue Tsunogae

Toyohashi's wife

Kirin Kiki

Fan of Kyushiro

Ken Watanabe

Ishida

Kyoka Suzuki

Maya

Etsushi Toyokawa

Playwriter

Rena Tanaka

Reiko

Ryoko Hirosue

Flea Market Girl

Yuko Tanaka

Fukuko

Terry Ito

ATM client

Mitsuru Hirata

Yuki's father

Koba Hayashi

Yuki's granfather

Yutaka Matsushige

Policeman B

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