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.
Cast
Ken Takakura
Yusaku Shima
Chieko Baisho
Mitsue Shima
Tetsuya Takeda
Kinya Hanada
Kaori Momoi
Akemi Ogawa
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Watanabe Kacho
Hisao Dazai
Ryokan Manager
Mari Okamoto
Ramen Shop Girl
Hachiro Tako
Yakuza
Kazuhiko Kasai
Checkpoint Policeman
Sakae Umezu
Policeman
Akihiko Hanyû
Policeman
Hidetoshi Hasegawa
Policeman
Midori Kawai
Akemi's Colleague
Yoshino Tani
Waitress
Kôei Yamamoto
Section Manager
Makoto Akatsuka
Chinpira
Chieko Misaki
Unknown
Sabu Kawahara
Unknown
Saburo Satoki
Unknown
Yasujirô Ono
Unknown
Crew
Yoji Yamada
Director, Screenplay
Yoshitaka Asama
Screenplay
Pete Hamill
Short Story
Iwao Ishii
Editor
Tetsuo Takaha
Director of Photography
Keiji Igarashi
Assistant Director
Hisamune Tamau
Production Supervisor
Toru Najima
Producer
Ryuji Matsumoto
Sound Mixer
Hiroshi Nakamura
Sound Recordist
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
Takeshi Machida
Set Decoration
Katsuo Kojima
Set Designer
Sôhei Hasegawa
Still Photographer
Yoshifumi Aoki
Gaffer
Junichi Mine
Executive In Charge Of Production
Mitsuo Degawa
Art Direction
