The Yellow Handkerchief

Sep 30, 1977

1h 49m

★ 6.9

Three complete strangers embark on a road-trip to Hokkaido.

Overview

The story is about a convict released from prison for an old murder who is thinking about returning to his ex-wife and his former life. If she puts a yellow handkerchief on the window, it would mean that she wants him back at home.

Genres

Comedy

Drama

Production Companies

Shochiku

The Yellow Handkerchief Trailers

Cast

Yusaku Shima

Ken Takakura

Mitsue Shima

Chieko Baisho

Akemi Ogawa

Kaori Momoi

Kinya Hanada

Tetsuya Takeda

Yakuza

Hachiro Tako

Ryokan Manager

Hisao Dazai

Ramen Shop Girl

Mari Okamoto

Watanabe Kacho

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Policeman

Akihiko Hanyû

Policeman

Hidetoshi Hasegawa

Checkpoint Policeman

Kazuhiko Kasai

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