Milk White
5.6
Takayuki is an elementary school teacher in Tokyo. He is seized with Behçet's syndrome, and will gradually lose his sight. He resigns from his job and leaves his girlfriend, Yoko (Yuriko Ishida) to return to his hometown, Nagasaki, where his mother lives. Takayuki spends his days strolling around Nagasaki, to imprint familiar scenes on his memory. Yoko visits him and insists on staying. Takayuki has major concerns for her future, and his own life. He drives her away, for her own good. After days of affliction, the two reunite. The story leads to an emotive conclusion, the end of his spiritual journey.
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Cast
17 people
Takao Osawa
Tanako
Known for
Wolf Children
Kingdom: Return of the Great General
Yuriko Ishida
Known for
Princess Mononoke
From Up on Poppy Hill
Chihiro Kameyama
Takahide Shibanushi
Itsumichi Isomura
Sumiko Fuji
Known for
Summer Wars
Air Doll
Jun'ichi Kikuchi
Yoshino Sasaki
Arata Furuta
Known for
Space Pirate Captain Harlock
The Full-Time Wife Escapist
Neri Segawa
Toshiyuki Watanabe
Tatsuo Matsumura
Known for
Madadayo
Harakiri
Itsumichi Isomura Director · Masashi Sada Author Toshiyuki Watanabe Composer
Worldwide gross $8.4M · Budget $300M · First release January 17, 2004
Box office
Budget
$300,000,000
Worldwide gross
$8,408,063
Production
Fuji Television Network
Production
Altamira Pictures
Production
TOHO
Production
dentsu
Production
Gentosha
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
解夏
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 17, 2004
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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