The Whispered City

1h 45m

Drama

9

Director Jun Ichikawa spins this affectionate portrait of the people who populate Shimokitazawa, a bohemian corner of Tokyo filled with small theater companies and smoky coffeehouses.

Cast

Yoshio Harada

Kyushiro

Tomoko Kitagawa

Yuki

Yukiyoshi Ozawa

Tatsuya

Lily

Yoko

Yasuhi Nakamura

Hayashi

Miako Tadano

Mia

Ittoku Kishibe

Policeman A

Akira Emoto

Toyohashi, sculptor

Kazue Tsunogae

Toyohashi's wife

Kirin Kiki

Fan of Kyushiro

Ken Watanabe

Ishida

Kyoka Suzuki

Maya

Etsushi Toyokawa

Playwriter

Rena Tanaka

Reiko

Ryoko Hirosue

Flea Market Girl

Yuko Tanaka

Fukuko

Terry Ito

ATM client

Mitsuru Hirata

Yuki's father

Koba Hayashi

Yuki's granfather

Yutaka Matsushige

Policeman B

Kōta Kusano

Kanda

Yuriko Hirooka

Maya's shop clerk

Toshiki Ayata

Nemoto

Katsumi Takahashi

Sakura

Suzuki Matsuo

Manager of the billiard hall

Aya Enjoji

Yoshioka

Nejime Shoichi

Yoshioka

Nao Omori

Takato

Kaori Fujii

Shizuko

Satoko Abe

Shosuke's girlfriend

Sadao Abe

Takafuji's friend

Shingo Katsurayama

Tashiro

Bunmei Tobayama

Jingu

Ito Yozaburo

Driver

Toshiya Nagasawa

Tatsuya's older brother

Keishi Nagatsuka

Shosuke

Rei Asakura

Kenichi's friend

Hiroyuki Oki

Kenichi's friend

Hajime Yamaoka

Member of the Oregenza troupe

Bansuke Kasamatsu

Member of the Oregenza troupe

Yoji Tanaka

Okamura

Asako Kobayashi

Fujiko's housekeeper

Kiyomi Aratani

Signboard maker

Takuji Suzuki

達也の友人

Shinobu Yaguchi

達也の友人

Isshin Inudo

達也の友人

Yoshiyuki Morishita

Scoutman B

Yuko Miyamoto

Yan

Seiroku Nakazawa

工事人夫A

Ei Kawakami

Construction Laborer B, policeman

Michio Akiyama

Art Club Teacher

Shiori Ito

Aki (girl who draws)

Hidetoshi Kawaya

Policeman

Kiichi Sonobe

Policeman

Kagetora Miura

Policeman

Yoshiki Hayakawa

Bar client

Crew

Jun Ichikawa

Director, Original Concept

Shinsuke Sato

Screenplay

Chise Sanjo

Editor

Takahiro Tsutai

Director of Photography

Mitsuo Harada

Production Design

Masae Miyamoto

Costume Design

Yasuo Hashimoto

Sound

Kazuto Shimizu

Music

Takeshi Nakasu

Gaffer