Secret (1999-Japan)
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- Movie: Secret
- Romaji: Himitsu
- Japanese: 秘密
- Director: Yojiro Takita
- Writer: Keigo Higashino (novel), Hiroshi Saito
- Executive Producer: Yasuhiro Mase
- Producer: Jun'ichi Shindô, Setsuro Tagami
- Cinematography:
- Release Date: September 25, 1999
- Runtime: 119 min.
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
Yojiro Takita directs this witty, understated comedy about the clash between generations and the different facets of love. Naoko (Kayoko Kishimoto) and her 17-year-old daughter Monami are hospitalized after their bus plunges off the edge of a cliff. Just as Naoko is about to die, she manages to transfer her soul to her daughter's body so as not to be separated from her husband Heisuke (Kaoru Kobayashi).
Notes
- Based on famed mysterious writer Keigo Higashino's 1998 novel "Himitsu" - winner of the Mystery Writers of Japan Prize.
- Related titles:
- Himitsu (TV Asahi / 2010)
Cast
- Ryoko Hirosue - Monami Sugita / Naoko Sugita
- Kaoru Kobayashi - Heisuke Sugita
- Ken Kaneko - Fumio Kajikawa
- Yuriko Ishida - Taeko Hashimoto
- Hideaki Ito - Haruki Soma
- Tomoe Shinohara - Kuniko Kimura
- Kayoko Kishimoto - Naoko Sugita
- Rie Shibata - Kazuko Yoshimoto
- Ren Osugi - Hiroyuki Kajikawa
- Hatsuo Yamatani - Naoko Sugita
- Yoshiko Inoue
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