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Soup Opera

Soup Opera

Soup Opera

Soup Opera

2010•1h 59m•

★8.0(2 ratings)

Comedy

Overview

Sakai plays Rui, a 35-year-old single woman forced to live alone after the aunt who raised her suddenly decides to get married and move out. Through an unexpected set of circumstances, she winds up becoming roommates with an aging ladies’ man named Tony and a timid younger man named Kosuke.

Director

Tomoyuki Takimoto

Writers

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Main Cast

Maki Sakai

Maki Sakai

Rui

Takahiro Nishijima

Takahiro Nishijima

Kosuke

Tatsuya Fuji

Tatsuya Fuji

Tony Tanaka

Mariko Kaga

Mariko Kaga

Toba-chan

Sawa Suzuki

Sawa Suzuki

Nanako

Sei Hiraizumi

Sei Hiraizumi

Gou Inoue

Masato Hagiwara

Masato Hagiwara

Doctor Mizutani

Ryosei Tayama

Ryosei Tayama

shop owner

Kimiko Yo

Kimiko Yo

Yasuko Tanaka

Sansei Shiomi

Sansei Shiomi

library director

Reiko Kusamura

Reiko Kusamura

Mrs. Katsuragi

Kyusaku Shimada

Kyusaku Shimada

Editor Kuraki

Full Crew

Direction

Director: Tomoyuki Takimoto
Script Supervisor: Chizuru Yamashita

Writing

Screenplay: Kenji Aoki
Novel: Sawako Agawa

Production

Producer: Masaaki Usui
Executive Producer: Takeo Hisamatsu
Executive Producer: Kazuko Inoue
Producer: Hiroko Shinohara
Producer: Shunji Kido
Casting: Yumiko Kuga

Music & Sound

Original Music Composer: Hibiki Inamoto
Sound Mixer: Kazunori Fujimaru
Sound: Tetsuo Segawa

Cinematography

Director of Photography: Takahide Shibanushi

Editing

Editor: Nobuyuki Takahashi

Art Direction

Art Direction: Takaichi Wakamatsu
Production Design: Takaichi Wakamatsu
Assistant Art Director: Katsuya Imai

Costume & Make-Up

Costume Designer: Masae Miyamoto

Did You Know?

#1

The original title is "スープ・オペラ" (JA).

#2

The runtime is 119 minutes (1h 59m).

#3

The film was directed by Tomoyuki Takimoto.

#4

The screenplay was written by Kenji Aoki.

#5

The score was composed by Hibiki Inamoto.

#6

Cinematography was handled by Takahide Shibanushi.

#7

This title is listed on IMDb as tt1677602.

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Rating

8.0/10

Great

2 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

スープ・オペラ

Status:

Released

Language:

日本語

Country of Origin:

Japan

Production Companies:

Eisei Gekijo

Eisei Gekijo