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The Milkwoman

63% | Jul 02, 2005 | Drama

Minako (TANAKA Yuko), begins her day running up and down the hills of her hometown delivering milk door to door. When that's done, she heads to her day job as a supermarket cashier. Minako is 50 and single. In one of the houses to which she delivers milk is a man with whom she has secretly been in love since high school. The man, Keita (KISHIBE Ittoku), lives with his wife Yoko, who is terminally ill. Caring for her at home, he works in the children's affairs section of the local municipal office. Though he insists that he wants nothing more than an "ordinary" existence, his life is in turmoil below the surface. The director uses a variety of narrative devises to portray the loneliness, isolation, and hope of these people who have seemingly allowed their goals and dreams to slip away, whilst keeping them agonizingly close to hand.

Featured Crew

Akira Ogata
Director
Shiro Oiwake
Producer

Cast

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Yuko Tanaka
Minako Oba
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Ittoku Kishibe
Kaita Takanashi
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Akiko Nishina
Yoko Takanashi
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Koichi Ueda
Masao Minagawa
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Teruyuki Kagawa
Manager of Super Market

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