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Yellow Elephant

Yellow Elephant

20136.02h 11m

Overview

Married couple Aiko Tsumari and Ayumu Muko live a happy and peaceful life. Aiko is bit naive, while Ayumu works as a not so popular novelist. One day, a letter arrives for Ayumu. Because of this letter, the couple become estranged...

Directed by Ryuichi Hiroki
Written by Hisako Kurosawa, Kanako Nishi, Sho Kataoka
Produced by Yusuke Wakabayashi, Rikyu Ohata, Toshihisa Ohata
Box Office0Revenue: $3.7M

Top Cast

Aoi Miyazaki

Aoi Miyazaki

Aiko Tsumari

Osamu Mukai

Osamu Mukai

Ayumu Muko

Lily Franky

Lily Franky

Natsume

Chieko Matsubara

Chieko Matsubara

Seika

Tatsuomi Hamada

Tatsuomi Hamada

Daichi

Himeka Asami

Himeka Asami

Yoko

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

Arechi

Miyu Honda

Miyu Honda

Aiko Tsumari (child)

Tasuku Emoto

Tasuku Emoto

Kosoku the goat (voice)

Tamaki Ogawa

Tamaki Ogawa

Midori

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Themes & Keywords

tattoocountrysideromancepersonal diaryhearing voicestalking animal

About Yellow Elephant

Yellow Elephant is a drama, romance film released in 2013 exploring themes of tattoo, countryside, romance, personal diary, hearing voices, talking animal. Directed by Ryuichi Hiroki, it stars Aoi Miyazaki, Osamu Mukai, Lily Franky. Married couple Aiko Tsumari and Ayumu Muko live a happy and peaceful life. Aiko is bit naive, while Ayumu works as a not so popular novelist. One day, a letter arrives for Ayumu. Because of this letter, the couple become estranged...

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