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Suzaku ()

Moe no Suzaku (original title)
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Depicts the dissolution of a small family in a remote Japanese timber village.

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Kozo Tahara
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Michiru Tahara 18 years old
Sachiko Izumi ...
Sachiko Tahara
Kôtarô Shibata ...
Eisuke Tahara 26 years old (as Kotaro Shibata)
Yasuyo Kamimura ...
Yasuyo Tahara
Aidan Nguyen ...
Akihiko
Kazufumi Mukohira ...
Eisuke 11 years old
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chiyoko Baba
Kengo Baba
Takahiro Hagata
Teruo Hanaya
Kyôko Hatayama
Naoyuki Hatayama
Miyuki Hiraya
Katsuyo Iguchi
Kunihiko Iguchi
Ayumi Imanishi
Maihime Imanishi
Yuki Imanishi
Misako Inada
Natsue Ishiyama
Tadahito Izumi
Teruwaka Izumi
Wakie Izumi
Manami Katayama
Nobuo Kishimoto
Haruko Kitahira
Kayoko Kitahira
Noboru Kitahira
Shôtoku Konishi
Riyo Kotani
Junko Koya
Toshihiro Maeda
Katsue Matsuba
Akiko Morimoto
Noriko Morimoto
Ryôiku Morimoto
Shizuko Mukai
Fumihisa Mukohira
Miwako Nakao
Hitomi Nishi
Hatsuyo Nishimura
Keiko Nishimura
Kyôko Nishimura
Mitsumi Okamoto
Hiromi Taira
Kiyofumi Taira
Kôji Taira
Michio Taira
Tadahito Taira
Yuji Taira
Kazue Takemoto
Hisako Takemura
Yukie Taniguchi
Hiroshi Tsuji
Misaki Tsuji
Mitsuyo Tsuji
Naoto Tsuji
Chieko Tsuruta
Keishirô Tsuruya
Nobuo Uetsuji
Hanako Yasukawa
Teruko Yasukawa
Haruka Yokota
Takehiro Yokota

Directed by

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Naomi Kawase

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Naomi Kawase ... ()

Produced by

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Koji Kobayashi ... producer
Ryôichi Kondô ... assistant producer
Takenori Sentô ... producer
Yasushi Tsuge ... associate producer

Music by

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Masamichi Shigeno

Cinematography by

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Masaki Tamura

Editing by

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Shûichi Kakesu

Editorial Department

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Yasue Funami ... assistant editor
Tsuyoshi Imai ... assistant editor
Tatsuo Takahashi ... negative cutter
Hideo Yamaoka ... color timer
Yayoi Ôtake ... assistant editor

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Etsuko Yoshida

Makeup Department

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Teruaki Hoshi ... stylist
Miwako Kobayashi ... hair stylist

Production Management

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Makoto Kariya ... production manager
Tooru Mori ... production manager
Chikako Shinozuka ... production leader
Kunihiro Yasuda ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Kôji Hagiuda ... first assistant director
Hiroshi Yamamoto ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Hideo Gunji ... assistant art director
Hideaki Hashiba ... props
Moriko Kane ... props
Hiroshi Kawano ... props
Naho Kawate ... assistant art director
Keiko Mitsumatsu ... assistant art director
Tetsurô Okamoto ... props
Masayuki Shôji ... props
Fumiaki Suzaka ... art helper
Tadahiro Toyokawa ... set designer
Hiroshi Tsuchikawa ... assistant art director

Sound Department

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Tetsuo Kaneko ... sound opticals
Yasuyuki Konno ... sound effects editor
Yoshinori Matsumoto ... sound mixer
Yôko Nakano ... sound mixer
Osamu Takizawa ... sound
Takeshi Ueda ... re-recording mixer
Shinji Watanabe ... sound recordist

Camera and Electrical Department

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Shinji Ishidô ... assistant camera
Atsuko Suzuki ... gaffer
Miho Tamaki ... first assistant camera
Yuki Tanno ... assistant camera
Akihiro Terunishi ... assistant photographer
Toshirô Watanabe ... still photographer (as Toshio Watanabe)
Yoshiko Ôsawa ... assistant camera

Additional Crew

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Miyuki Inohaya ... assistant publicist
Tamotsu Kanamori ... production accountant
Tarô Kanamori ... consultant: botany
Katsunori Kawaho ... special machine
Hiroko Naitô ... publicist
Hideo Nakai ... consultant: botany
Kanae Okajima ... production accountant
Masayuki Oo ... special machine
Yûji Sadai ... publicist
Hideaki Sato ... assistant publicist
Tadaki Yamamoto ... consultant: botany

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Depicts the life of a family in a remote Japanese timber village. Family head Tahara Kozo lives with his mother Sachiko, wife Yasuyo, nephew Eisuke and young daughter Michiru. Economic recession and failed development plans cause tragedy in the family. Written by Brian Rawnsley

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Also Known As
  • 萌の朱雀 (Japan, Japanese title)
  • Suzaku (World-wide, English title)
  • Suzaku (United States)
  • Suzaku (United Kingdom)
  • Suzaku (France)
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  • 95 min
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Movie Connections Referenced in Episode dated 25 May 1997 (1997). See more »

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