Sentimental Yasuko

Sentimental Yasuko is a 2012 Japanese mystery drama film directed by Kei Horie. The film is based on the 2006 Japanese play of the same name.

Cast

Azusa Okamoto as Yasuko Hata
Narushi Ikeda as Detective Yamanaka
Masato Wada as Satoshi Yuminaga
Kenichi Takito as Junpei Tendo
Manpei Takagi as Kazuki Komagata
Miwako Wagatsuma as Akira Yokoyama
Tadashi Sakata as Sokyu Akagi
Takashi Nishina as Daikichi Kobayashi
Hajime Yamazaki as Keisuke Ijima

Production

The Sentimental Yasuko was the first theaterical production of Corcflases by Takahiro Horie released in 2006. The film adaptation was released in April 21, 2012. In an interview with Eiga.com, Horie reveals that some of the film's plot was based on his own experiences such as the divorcing of his parents when he was young and the Great East Japan Earthquake. He also revealed that he rewrote the story to be more "comedic".