Memories of Matsuko

16
2h 10m
2006
7.81 /10 (179)

Destiny of shrine maiden.

Overview

While combing through the belongings of his recently deceased aunt, Matsuko, nephew Sho pieces together the crucial events that sank Matsuko's life into a despairing tragedy.

Country : Japan
Languages : 日本語
Released Date: 2006-05-27

Top Billed Cast

Miki Nakatani

Matsuko Kawajiri

Eita Nagayama

Sho Kawajiri

Yūsuke Iseya

Yoichi Ryu

Teruyuki Kagawa

Norio Kawajiri

Mikako Ichikawa

Kumi Kawajiri

Asuka Kurosawa

Megumi Sawamura

Akira Emoto

Tsunehiro Kawajiri

Gori

Shuji Okura

Ko Shibasaki

Asuka

Kankuro Kudo

Tetsuya Yamekawa

Shinji Takeda

Onodera

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

Kenji Shimazu

Gekidan Hitori

Takeo Okano

Magi

Detective

Shosuke Tanihara

Shunji Saeki

Cunning Takeyama

Vice-Principal

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