Movie, 1998
Wait and See
IMDb 7.3, 100 min, Drama, Japan
A salaryman faces a major life change as his firm undergoes financial difficulties. To add to his troubles, a man claiming to be his long-estranged father shows up at his house requesting shelter. One of the best of Somai's seriocomic studies of the messiness of family life.
Cast
17 credited
Koichi Sato
Hiroshi Nirasaki
Yuki Saito
Mizuho
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Sasaichi
Shiho Fujimura
Mizuho's Mother
Sumiko Fuji
Kimiyi, Hiroshi's Mother
Tomokazu Miura
Hiroshi's Brother
Kimiko Yo
Wife of Hiroshi's Brother
Shinya Tsukamoto
Doctor
Tsurube Shofukutei
Shinto Priest
Takehiro Murata
Sawachika, Hiroshi's Partner
Minori Terada
Truck Driver
Chisako Hara
Mizuho's Aunt
Details
DirectorShinji Sōmai
WritersMasahiko Murakami, Takehiro Nakajima
GenreDrama
Runtime100 min
ReleasedSat, Dec 19, 1998
CountryJapan
IMDBtt0191766
