(GOING WEST 西へ…)

Content: Sakuma Ryu, who runs a liquor store alone in downtown Tokyo, ends up living with his eldest son and his wife after a small fire breaks out. His sons are always there to help, but Ryu, who has stubbornly lived alone since her husband's death, feels uncomfortable there, and frequently visits his tea-drinking buddy Kinue to vent his frustrations. However, Kinue's sudden death and a postcard inspire Ryu to set off on a solo trip in her husband's beloved Mini Cooper. Her destination is Matsuyama in Shikoku, where she spent her childhood and where her first love, for whom she harbored a faint crush, still lives. The Mini Cooper speeds smoothly between Gifu and Kyoto. But when Shota and a young couple from the future join Ryu in the Mini Cooper, things start to look ominous...

Countries:

Japan

Genres:

Runtime:

99 minutes

Year:

1997

Directors:

Kan Mukai

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Production companies:

Mukai Productions,

Toei Company

Actors:

Ryu Sakuma:

Shota Mizukami

Ito Mirai

Shogo Kawahara

Kinue Kurata

Crews:

Development Producer

Development Producer

Producer

Producer

Producer