
Memories of Matsuko(2006)
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.



Kumiko Akiyoshi
Ryu

Takuro Atsuki
Nagaharu (Young)
Yosuke Katsuno
Nagaharu (Adult)

Akira Emoto
Matashichi

Mickey Curtis
Kisaku

Guadalcanal Taka
Denbei Koike

Yasufumi Hayashi
Bridegroom

Mansaku Ikeuchi
Takeshi Kishimoto

Mitsutoshi Ishigami

Hiroshi Katsuno
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe is a comedy, drama film released in 1999. Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, it stars Kumiko Akiyoshi, Takuro Atsuki, Yosuke Katsuno. Depicts the life of Nagaharu Yodogawa.
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