May 27, 2006
130 min
Full-HD

Memories of Matsuko (2006)

While combing through the belongings of his recently deceased aunt, Matsuko, nephew Sho pieces together the crucial events that sank Matsuko's life into a despairing tragedy.

Category

Comedy Drama Music

Country

Japan

Companies

TBS Amuse Soft Entertainment Stardust Pictures Gentosha TOHO Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Tokyo FM PARCO Horipro Warner Music Japan Suplex

Miki Nakatani

Matsuko Kawajiri

Eita Nagayama

Sho Kawajiri

Yūsuke Iseya

Yoichi Ryu

Teruyuki Kagawa

Norio Kawajiri

Mikako Ichikawa

Kumi Kawajiri

Asuka Kurosawa

Megumi Sawamura

Akira Emoto

Tsunehiro Kawajiri

Gori

Shuji Okura

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