Sad Vacation
6.8
Abandoned by his mother, Kenji scrapes out a meager existence doing odd jobs, including driving bar hostesses and their customers home. Besides this, he cares for the sister of an incarcerated friend and a young illegal immigrant. Eventually, his life reaches a turning point.
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Part of Kitakyushu Saga
3 films
Cast
21 people
Tadanobu Asano
Kenji Shiraishi
Known for
Shōgun
Thor: The Dark World
Eri Ishida
Chiyoko Mamiya
Known for
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins
Lost Girls & Love Hotels
Aoi Miyazaki
Kozue Tamura
Known for
Wolf Children
The Boy and the Beast
Yuka Itaya
Saeko Shiina
Known for
Tokyo Vice
Outrage
Katsuo Nakamura
Shigeki Mamiya
Known for
Demons
Steamboy
Kengo Kora
Yusuke Mamiya
Known for
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Shin Godzilla
Joe Odagiri
Goto
Known for
My Way
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade
Kosuke Toyohara
Kawashima
Known for
Tokyo Vice
Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah
Yoichiro Saito
Akihiko
Known for
Look Back
The Mourning Forest
Kyusaku Shimada
Sone
Known for
House of Ninjas
Shin Ultraman
Yūsuke Kawazu
Kijima
Known for
Cruel Story of Youth
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
Maho Toyota
Makimura
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Leave It to the Nurses
Honeys
Shinji Aoyama Director · Hiroyuki Nagashima Composer Masaki Tamura Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $28K · First release August 31, 2007 · Produced in Japan
Box office
Worldwide gross
$27,513
Production
Kirishima 1945
Production
stylejam
Production
Be-Wild
Production
NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original title
サッド ヴァケイション
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Italy · August 31, 2007
Premiere · Venice Film Festival
Japan · September 8, 2007
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Canada
September 10, 2007 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
Norway
November 23, 2007 · Theatrical · Oslo International Film Festival
South Korea
March 13, 2008 · Theatrical
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