A Quiet Life (1995)
Nobel Prize-winning author Kenzaburō Ōe's masterpiece now blossoms with the music of Hikari Ōe.
A melodrama about the life of a mentally disabled young man and his devoted sister after their famous novelist father and housewife mother go to Australia on a business trip.
Director: Jūzō Itami
Genre: Drama
Runtime: 121 min
Release Date: September 23, 1995
Cast
- Hinako Saeki - Ma-chan
- Atsuro Watabe - Iiyo
- Tsutomu Yamazaki - Father
- Mihoko Shibata - Mother
- Masayuki Imai - Arai
- Tamaki Ogawa - Weather Forecast
- Takao Okamura - Danto
- Nobuko Miyamoto - Danto's Wife
- Yoshiyuki Omori - Oh-chan
- Keita Tsukui
Screenplay
- Jūzō Itami
- Kenzaburô Oe (Novel)
Music: Hikari Oe
Cinematography: Yonezō Maeda
Editing: Akira Suzuki
Production: Itami Productions
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Original Language: ja
Keywords
mentally handicapped man, intellectual disability, family dynamics
Trailer
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is A Quiet Life about?
- A melodrama about the life of a mentally disabled young man and his devoted sister after their famous novelist father and housewife mother go to Australia on a business trip.
- Who directed A Quiet Life?
- A Quiet Life was directed by Jūzō Itami.
- Who stars in A Quiet Life?
- A Quiet Life stars Hinako Saeki, Atsuro Watabe, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Mihoko Shibata, Masayuki Imai, Tamaki Ogawa.
- How long is A Quiet Life?
- A Quiet Life has a runtime of 2h 1m (121 minutes).
- What genre is A Quiet Life?
- A Quiet Life is a Drama film.
- Where was A Quiet Life produced?
- A Quiet Life was produced in Japan.