Hope and Pain
Hope and Pain is a 1988 Japanese film directed by Yoji Yamada. It was Japan's submission to the 61st Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee. It was also entered into the 39th Berlin International Film Festival.
Cast
- Hiroko Yakushimaru as Fusako Nakahara
- as Kosuke Shima
- Toshirō Yanagiba as Onkel, Keigo Hinoki
- Toshinori Omi as Arles, Sadaichi Takai
- Tetta Sugimoto as Gan, Iwao Ishido
- Shinobu Sakagami as Chopinski, Choichiro Saeki
- Eri Ishida as Sakiko Taniguchi, Prostitute
- Keiko Awaji as Coffee shop's madame
- Nakamura Shikan VII as Kosuke today
- Chieko Baisho as Kosuke's Mother, Tamiko Shima
- Kiyoshi Atsumi as Havaosuke the dormitory cook