2 Movies Starring Makiko Esumi

Maborosi

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-03-21

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

110 min

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (2411 Reviews)

Director:

Hirokazu Koreeda

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Makiko Esumi Takashi Naitè Tadanobu Asano Gohki Kashiyama

Writer:

Teru Miyamoto (novel)

Yoshihisa Ogita (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A young woman's husband apparently commits suicide without warning or reason, leaving behind his wife and infant. Yumiko remarries and moves from Osaka to a small fishing village, yet continues to search for meaning in a lonely world.

Pistol Opera

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-10-27

Languages:

Japanese

Countries:

Japan

Runtime:

112 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (1046 Reviews)

Director:

Seijun Suzuki

Genres:

Crime Action Drama

Cast:

Makiko Esumi Sayoko Yamaguchi Hanae Kan Masatoshi Nagase

Writer:

Kazunori Itè

Takeo Kimura

Fullplot:

The No. 3 assassin of Japan is given the chance to usurp No. 1 and take their place.

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