Coquille (1999)
On the Seashore
Thirty years after graduation, a man and a woman meet again at an alumni reunion. They are no longer young, but the moment she sees him, memories of her first love are revived. Her love for him has never faded even though she married another man and bore his child. What has kept her going is a white shell the boy gave her and a phrase of Jean Cocteau's poem, "My ears are shells, fondly hearing the sound of the sea..." She gets a divorce, returns to her hometown and opens a bar named "Coquille," which means "shell." Without their knowing, an unexpected turn of events awaits the two...
Director: Shun Nakahara
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 95 min
Release Date: March 27, 1999
Cast
- Kaoru Kobayashi - Tatsuya Urayama
- Jun Fubuki - Naoko Hayase
- Toru Masuoka - Jiro Tanikawa
- Jitsuko Yoshimura - Kimie Fujisaki
Screenplay
- Kota Yamada
- Osamu Yamamoto (Comic Book)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Original Language: ja
More Films by Director: Shun Nakahara
More Films in Genre: Drama
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Coquille about?
- Thirty years after graduation, a man and a woman meet again at an alumni reunion. They are no longer young, but the moment she sees him, memories of her first love are revived. Her love for him has never faded even though she married another man and bore his child. What has kept her going is a white shell the boy gave her and a phrase of Jean Cocteau's poem, "My ears are shells, fondly hearing the sound of the sea..." She gets a divorce, returns to her hometown and opens a bar named "Coquille," which means "shell." Without their knowing, an unexpected turn of events awaits the two...
- Who directed Coquille?
- Coquille was directed by Shun Nakahara.
- Who stars in Coquille?
- Coquille stars Kaoru Kobayashi, Jun Fubuki, Toru Masuoka, Jitsuko Yoshimura.
- How long is Coquille?
- Coquille has a runtime of 1h 35m (95 minutes).
- What genre is Coquille?
- Coquille is a Drama film.
- Where was Coquille produced?
- Coquille was produced in Japan.