Ichigensan
Brief Synopsis
As a European studying in the beautiful, tradition-bound city of Kyoto, Boku floats uneasily between two worlds, unable to fully penetrate the city he is studying and having difficulty trying to figure out his love affair with Kyoko, a young blind woman to whom he reads.
Cast & Crew
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Isao Morimoto
Director
Edward Atterton
Boku
Honami Suzuki
Kyoko
Yoshiko Nakata
Yuriko
Tetsu Watanabe
Man In Public Bath
Sokyu Fujita
Professor
Film Details
Also Known As
Newcomer, The, Outsider
Genre
Drama
Romance
Release Date
1999
Production Company
City of Kyoto
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 2m
Synopsis
As a European studying in the beautiful, tradition-bound city of Kyoto, Boku floats uneasily between two worlds, unable to fully penetrate the city he is studying and having difficulty trying to figure out his love affair with Kyoko, a young blind woman to whom he reads.
Director
Isao Morimoto
Director
Cast
Edward Atterton
Boku
Honami Suzuki
Kyoko
Yoshiko Nakata
Yuriko
Tetsu Watanabe
Man In Public Bath
Sokyu Fujita
Professor
Keizo Kanie
Yakuza Boss
Crew
Peter Borosh
Director Of Photography
Kimitsuka Fujiwara
Editor
Masafumi Goto
Associate Producer
Mototsugu Hayasi
Sound Designer
Fumiko Honma
Executive Producer
Yoshie Kikukawa
Art Director
Misao Kumagai
Associate Producer
Shigeji Maeda
Producer
Isao Morimoto
Screenwriter
Isao Morimoto
Editor
Toshio Okazaki
Sound Recordist
Kunio Sasaki
Executive Producer
Kenji Shibazaki
Sound Effects
Toshi Shioya
Producer
Toshi Shioya
Casting
Motoyuki Suzuki
Producer
David Zoppetti
Source Material (From Novel)
Film Details
Also Known As
Newcomer, The, Outsider
Genre
Drama
Romance
Release Date
1999
Production Company
City of Kyoto
Technical Specs
Duration
2h 2m
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States 1999
Released in United States October 1999
Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 7-17, 1999.
Feature directorial debut for Isao Morimoto.
Released in United States 1999
Released in United States October 1999 (Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 7-17, 1999.)
