Kenji, abandoned by his mother, scrapes out a meager existence doing odd jobs including driving bar hostesses and their customers home. Besides this he takes care of the sister of an old friend in jail and a young illegal immigrant. Eventually his life reaches a turning point.
Yusuke Mamiya
The original title is "サッド ヴァケイション" (JA).
The runtime is 136 minutes (2h 16m).
The film was directed by Shinji Aoyama.
The screenplay was written by Shinji Aoyama.
The score was composed by Hiroyuki Nagashima.
Cinematography was handled by Masaki Tamura.
This title is listed on IMDb as tt0915749.
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サッド ヴァケイション
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日本語
Japan
