Sad Vacation

Sep 8, 2007

2h 16m

★ 6.8

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Kirishima 1945

Sad Vacation Trailers

Cast

Kenji Shiraishi

Tadanobu Asano

Chiyoko Mamiya

Eri Ishida

Kozue Tamura

Aoi Miyazaki

Saeko Shiina

Yuka Itaya

Shigeki Mamiya

Katsuo Nakamura

Yusuke Mamiya

Kengo Kora

Goto

Joe Odagiri

Kawashima

Kosuke Toyohara

Akihiko

Yoichiro Saito

Sone

Kyūsaku Shimada

Kijima

Yūsuke Kawazu

Makimura

Maho Toyota

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