Movie: Japanese Story

Top 10 Billed Cast

Toni Collette
Toni Collette

Sandy Edwards

Gotaro Tsunashima
綱島郷太郎

Hiromitsu Tachibana

Matthew Dyktynski
Matthew Dyktynski

Bill Baird

Lynette Curran
Lynette Curran

Mum

Yumiko Tanaka
Yumiko Tanaka

Yukiko Tachibana

Kate Atkinson
Kate Atkinson

Jackie

Bill Young
Bill Young

Jimmy Smithers

Reg Evans
Reg Evans

Bloke in Row Boat

George Shevtsov
George Shevtsov

James

Justine Clarke
Justine Clarke

Jane

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    Sandy, a geologist, finds herself stuck on a field trip to the Pilbara desert with a Japanese man she finds inscrutable, annoying and decidedly arrogant. Hiromitsu's view of her is not much better. Things go from bad to worse when they become stranded in one of the most remote regions on Earth.

  • Release Date

    2003-08-30

  • Average

    6.4

  • Rating:

    3.2 starts
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  • Languages:

    日本語English
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