The Yellow Handkerchief
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A convict, newly released from prison for murder, joins two strangers on a road trip through Hokkaido to visit his ex-wife, whom he hasn't seen in four years, knowing that if she puts a yellow handkerchief on the window, it would mean that she wants him back at home.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1977-09-30
Runtime: 109 mins
Director: Yoji Yamada
Spoken language: 日本語
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Original title: The Yellow Handkerchief
Production Companies: Shochiku
Production Countries: Japan
Cast
Ken Takakura
Chieko Baisho
Kaori Momoi
Tetsuya Takeda
Hachiro Tako
Hisao Dazai
Mari Okamoto
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Akihiko Hanyû
Hidetoshi Hasegawa
Kazuhiko Kasai
Midori Kawai
Yoshino Tani
Sakae Umezu
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