Japanese Story

1h 50min

Drama

Romance

Sandy, a geologist, finds herself stuck on a field trip to the Pilbara desert with a Japanese man she finds inscrutable, annoying and decidedly arrogant. Hiromitsu's view of her is not much better. Things go from bad to worse when they become stranded in one of the most remote regions on Earth.

Production Companies

Fortissimo Films

Gecko Films

Australian Film Finance Corporation

Cast

Toni Collette

Toni Collette

Sandy Edwards
Gotaro Tsunashima

Gotaro Tsunashima

Hiromitsu Tachibana
Yumiko Tanaka

Yumiko Tanaka

Yukiko Tachibana
Bill Young

Bill Young

Jimmy Smithers
Reg Evans

Reg Evans

Bloke in Row Boat
John Howard

John Howard

Richards
Heath Bergersen

Heath Bergersen

Petrol Bloke
Jules Hutchinson

Jules Hutchinson

Canteen Worker
Kuni Hashimoto

Kuni Hashimoto

Japanese Translator
Greg McNeill

Greg McNeill

Tom Goodwin
Dean Vince

Dean Vince

Karaoke Singer
Koji Kioka

Koji Kioka

Hiromitsu's Child in Photo
Nanami Kioka

Nanami Kioka

Hiromitsu's Child in Photo
Igor Sas

Igor Sas

Fraser

Release date

30th Aug 2003

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語, English