Japanese Story
2003 | 110m | English
Popularity: 0.9 (history)
| Director: | Sue Brooks |
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| Writer: | Alison Tilson |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Aug 30, 2003 |
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| Director: | Sue Brooks |
| Writer: | Alison Tilson |
| Genres: | Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | interracial romance, geologist, woman director, japanese man, australian outback |
| Production Companies | Australian Film Finance Corporation, Fortissimo Films, Gecko Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $4,098,613
Budget: $5,740,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Toni Collette | Sandy Edwards |
| Gotaro Tsunashima | Hiromitsu Tachibana |
| Matthew Dyktynski | Bill Baird |
| Lynette Curran | Mum |
| Yumiko Tanaka | Yukiko Tachibana |
| Kate Atkinson | Jackie |
| Bill Young | Jimmy Smithers |
| Reg Evans | Bloke in Row Boat |
| George Shevtsov | James |
| Justine Clarke | Jane |
| Mike Frencham | Blake |
| John Howard | Richards |
| Phil Bennett | Barman |
| Heath Bergersen | Petrol Bloke |
| Jules Hutchinson | Canteen Worker |
| Kuni Hashimoto | Japanese Translator |
| Mark Mcaullay | Watson |
| Greg McNeill | Tom Goodwin |
| Stephen Parkin | Cargo Man |
| Dean Vince | Karaoke Singer |
| Peter Webb | Tony |
| Koji Kioka | Hiromitsu's Child in Photo |
| Nanami Kioka | Hiromitsu's Child in Photo |
| Igor Sas | Fraser |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Sue Brooks | Script Editor, Director |
| Ian Baker | Director of Photography |
| Jill Bilcock | Editor |
| Alison Tilson | Writer |
| Elizabeth Drake | Original Music Composer |
| Dina Mann | Casting |
| Paddy Reardon | Production Design |
| Kelvin Sexton | Art Direction |
| Margot Wilson | Costume Design |
| Tov Belling | Focus Puller |
| Mark Goellnicht | Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator |
| Rob Hansford | Key Grip |
| Megan Lewis | Still Photographer |
| Katie Milwright | Clapper Loader |
| Susie Struth | Continuity |
| John Lonie | Script Editor |
| Duncan Thompson | Script Editor |
| Keith Thompson | Script Editor |
| Rachel Evans | First Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
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| Sue Maslin | Producer |
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