Twinkle
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- Movie: Twinkle
- Romaji: Kira kira hikaru
- Japanese: きらきらひかる
- Director: Joji Matsuoka
- Writer: Kaori Eguni (novel), Joji Matsuoka
- Producer: Haruo Umekawa
- Cinematographer: Norimichi Kasamatsu
- Release Date: October 24, 1992
- Runtime: 103 min.
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
[edit] Plot
Mitsuki Kishida and Shoko are in a marriage of convenience. Their arranged marriage was largely to satisfy their parental wishes and the general Japanese society at large. Mitsuki is a well respected doctor, while Shoko does translation work. What most people don't know is that Mitsuki is gay and even has a boyfriend named Kon that Shoko is aware of. Meanwhile, Shoko has problems of her own and teeters on alcoholism. Strangely enough affection occurs between the two ...
[edit] Cast
- Hiroko Yakushimaru - Shoko
- Etsushi Toyokawa - Mutsuki Kishida
- Michitaka Tsutsui - Kon Fujishima
- Kai Ato
- Masuyo Iwamoto - Yuriko Kishida, Yuzo's wife
- Mariko Kaga - Chiaki Koyama, Shoko's mother
- Yusuke Kawazu - Yuzo Kishida, Mutsuki's father
- Yukio Ninagawa
- Satoko Oshima
- Tomoko Oshima - Misuho Ito, Shoko's friend
- Rie Shibata - Waitress
- Kumiko Tsuchiya
- Masahiko Tsugawa - Todushi Koyama, Chiaki's husband
- Hatsuo Yamatani

