Valley of Dreams (Koitani Bashi: La Vallee de l'amour)
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- Movie: Valley of Dreams / Koitani Bashi: La Vallée de l'amour
- Romaji: Koitani Bashi: La Vallée de l'amour
- Japanese: 恋谷橋: La Vallée de l'amour
- Director: Koichi Goto
- Writer: Masako Inoue, Koichi Goto
- Producer: Wataru Suzuki
- Cinematographer: Kazushige Tanaka
- Release Date: November 12, 2011
- Runtime: 113 Min.
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
Tomoko is a young woman who had headed to Tokyo to pursue her dreams, but returns in frustration to her hometown.
There, she becomes an okami at a hot spring inn and turns her life around.
Tomoko is a designer living in Tokyo. After being working for five years, she gets fired because of the recession. So she returns to her hometown. After taking a few days off, she thinks of going back to Tokyo.
Her house was a traditional Japanese hotel with hot springs. The town was popular for hot spring spots in Japan before. But recently it became unpopular… She wants to make the town vibrant again, and on the other hand, she wants to come to Tokyo and work as a designer again. A few days later, she noticed that how nice this town was. Her family, nice neighbors, her friends, beautiful scenery… And then, she made one big decision…
Notes
- Story is based on "Ame no Naka no Hatsukoi: 'First Love in the Rain,'" winner of the 1st Super Scenario Grand Prix.
- Filming took place in Tottori prefecture from November-December, 2010.
Cast
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| Takako Uehara | Kensei Mikami |
| Tomoko Shimada | Keita |
Additional Cast Members:
- Miyuki Matsuda - Shoko Shimada
- Renji Ishibashi - Mihoko Shimada
- Hiroki Matsukata - Genzo
- Ichiro Ogura - Kazuo Shimada
- Kazuko Yoshiyuki - Takeshi
- Hassei Takano
- Yuko Nakazawa
- Mayuko Iwasa
- Daijiro Kawaoka
- Anna Tsuchiya
- Shingo Katsurayama
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Film Festivals
- 2011 (14th) Shanghai International Film Festival - June 14th - Panorama - Spectrum
