A Stranger of Mine
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- Movie: A Stranger of Mine
- Romaji: Unmei janai hito
- Japanese: 運命じゃない人
- Director: Kenji Uchida
- Writer:
- Producer: Kenji Uchida
- Cinemotagraphy:
- Release Date: July 16, 2005
- Runtime: 98 min
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
[edit] Plot
It all started one Friday night when broken hearted and lackluster businessman Miyata returned home after losing the love of his life, only to be called out again by his private investigator friend. The two meet at a restaurant, where Miyata runs into a woman and falls in love, but in the shadows something unbelievable awaits them all... Three episodes as seen from the viewpoints of five people - a devastated Miyata, a detective who is tired of his job, a yakuza boss having trouble running his organization, a woman thrown into despair by a two-timing fiance, and a con woman who twists men around her finger - are sandwiched between a short prologue and epilogue. The relationships between seemingly simple and isolated episodes begin to surface one after the other as the story progresses, bringing friendships to light and exposing the complicated nature of human beings. While Miyata remains oblivious to the events happening around him, surely his kindness and braverywill encourage broken hearted guys everywhere to keep trying.
[edit] Notes
In his 2002 PIA Film-Festival Award winning film WEEKEND BLUES, director Kenji Uchida adeptly re-constructs the rules of time and narrative to explore the mysterious "missing day' in the life of a 28 year-old broken-hearted business man. In A STRANGER OF MINE, Uchida's theatrical film debut, he has further sharpened his intriguing narrative style to weave together the events of a single night told from the point of view of each of the main characters. Skillfully creating a thrilling and heartwarming tale of fate, Uchida delivers an innovative love story that comically depicts the innocence of men and the tenacity of women
[edit] Cast
- Yasuhi Nakamura ... Takeshi Miyata
- Reika Kirishima ... Maki Kuwata
- So Yamanaka ... Yusuke Kanda
- Yuka Itaya ... Ayumi Kurata
- Kisuke Yamashita ... Asai
- Hidekazu Mashima
