Yukon

1h 10min

Drama

Takayuki Iwabuchi, a former yakuza member with a tattoo of Kisshoten on his back. Although he has a criminal record, he is currently working as a driver at a hearse transportation company. One day, a young man visits the company and asks Takayuki to transport the body of his fiancé, Sawa, who had unexpectedly passed away, to her hometown in a rural area of Takamatsu, Shikoku. Takayuki decides to go to Shikoku with the young man, However, the man disappears when leaving to take a call while they are stopped at a rest area near Setoo Bridge. Left alone, Takayuki arrives at Sawa's home village after much searching. He then tells Sawa's bereaved family about the situation at her parents' house. There, he learns of the tradition of posthumous marriage, or 'Yukon', from the village elder...

Production Companies

Suyama Productions

TBS

Cast

Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho

Takayuki Iwabuchi
Shinobu Terajima

Shinobu Terajima

Sawa Hatanaka
Eiji Bandō

Eiji Bandō

Goro Takahashi
Takashi Morimiya

Takashi Morimiya

Osamu Uchida
Tamio Sobami

Tamio Sobami

Taihei Kato
Shinko Endô

Shinko Endô

Kikue Kato
Kazuaki Otsuka

Kazuaki Otsuka

Chuji Hatanaka
Yasuko Yano

Yasuko Yano

Aya Hatanaka
Hiroshi Ikeda

Hiroshi Ikeda

Yoichi Hatanaka
Nao Kitagami

Nao Kitagami

Haru Hatanaka
Kanako Nakamura

Kanako Nakamura

Takayuki's Grandmother
Junko Ezaki

Junko Ezaki

Takayuki's Older Sister
Chiya Kitamura

Chiya Kitamura

Takayuki's Younger Sister
Tomono Ito

Tomono Ito

Takayuki's Aunt
Reiji Maruko

Reiji Maruko

Takayuki's Grandfather
Yoshihiro Taga

Yoshihiro Taga

Takayuki's Father
Yoshihiro Imai

Yoshihiro Imai

Takayuki's Younger Sister's Husband
Hajime Inoue

Hajime Inoue

Kudamatsu
Kim Yangfa

Kim Yangfa

Female Employee
Fumiko Minami

Fumiko Minami

Female Employee
Masayuki Matsuno

Masayuki Matsuno

Young Takayuki
Eri Seo

Eri Seo

Takayuki's Marriage Partner's Mother

Release date

10th Jan 1998

Status

Released

Spoken languages

日本語