
Paris, Texas(1984)
A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.


“Three complete strangers embark on a road-trip to Hokkaido.”
A convict, newly released from prison for murder, joins two strangers on a road trip through Hokkaido to visit his ex-wife, whom he hasn't seen in four years, knowing that if she puts a yellow handkerchief on the window, it would mean that she wants him back at home.

Ken Takakura
Yusaku Shima

Chieko Baisho
Mitsue Shima

Kaori Momoi
Akemi Ogawa

Tetsuya Takeda
Kinya Hanada

Hachiro Tako
Yakuza

Hisao Dazai
Ryokan Manager

Mari Okamoto
Ramen Shop Girl

Kiyoshi Atsumi
Watanabe Kacho
Akihiko Hanyû
Policeman
Hidetoshi Hasegawa
Policeman
The Yellow Handkerchief is a comedy, drama film released in 1977 exploring themes of redemption, road trip, family reunion, second chance, reconciliation, unlikely friendship. Directed by Yoji Yamada, it stars Ken Takakura, Chieko Baisho, Kaori Momoi. A convict, newly released from prison for murder, joins two strangers on a road trip through Hokkaido to visit his ex-wife, whom he hasn't seen in four years, knowing that if she puts a yellow handkerchief on the window, it would mean that she wants him back at home.
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