A university professor decides to go for a tour in Akihabara, guided by a young woman dressed up like a French maid. As they both walk through the streets of modern Tokyo, the man and the young woman gradually speak of a past they both share, and ultimately a painful love triangle that continues to haunt them. A poetic rumination in love, memories and loss told almost entirely with split screens.
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Cast
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Lukino Fujisaki
Young Woman
Known for
Hellevator: The Bottled Fools
Takao Kawaguchi
The Professor
Also in
First Love
You are not me
Yukibumi Josha
Yasunari Kawabata
Also in
Around Mr. Yasunari Kawabata
Edmund Yeo
Kohei Ando
Qyoko Kudo
Kyoko (as Amane Kudo)
Known for
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
The Wolverine
Maiko Itagaki
Yoshio Kitagawa
Sadaharu Yoshida
Shunsuke Yamamoto
Kazuyuki Baba
Edmund Yeo Director · Yasunari Kawabata Story Slawomir Kowalewski Composer
First release June 5, 2009 · Produced in Japan
Production
Ando Laboratory
Production
Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · June 5, 2009
Premiere · Fuyajo Cinema Festival
Japan · December 3, 2009
Limited theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
China
December 18, 2009 · China Mobile Film Festival
Greece
April 1, 2011 · Mediterranean Festival of New Filmmakers
Hong Kong SAR China
October 20, 2009 · Hong Kong Asian Film Festival
Italy
September 7, 2009 · Venice Film Festival
Netherlands
October 1, 2010 · Camera Japan Festival
Philippines
October 18, 2009 · Cinemanila International Film Festival
Singapore
April 18, 2010 · Singapore International Film Festival
Spain
August 1, 2010 · Ourense International Film Festival
Thailand
October 1, 2010 · Doi Saket International Film Festival
Türkiye
May 1, 2010 · Eskisehir Film Festival
United Arab Emirates
April 9, 2010 · Gulf International Film Festival
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