Two in the Amsterdam Rain
Two in the Amsterdam Rain is a 1975 Japanese romantic drama spy thriller directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara and written by Nobuo Yamada. It is a rare example of a Japanese film set in the Netherlands. The plot concerns a Japanese expatriate in Amsterdam who rekindles his connection to an old flame, and the international spy plot that slowly engulfs them.
It stars a multi-national cast, including Kenichi Hagiwara as the protagonist, Keiko Kishi as his femme fatale crush, Rentarō Mikuni as an employee of a rival trading company, and Alain Cuny as the film's overarching antagonist. Toho released the film theatrically on March 21, 1975, in Japan.
Premise
Akira Sakuda is a Japanese expatriate working in Amsterdam for a small trading company. He spots Ryo, a woman he had a crush on in high school, at the Schiphol Airport, and again in the rainy streets. He approaches her, and they catch up with one another. Akira still has feelings for Ryo, but there is more to her than meets the eye. Slowly but surely, the two become wrapped up in an international conspiracy involving trade disputes, oil and politics.Production
Shooting took place in various locations throughout Amsterdam. These include the Schiphol Airport, the Hotel Okura Amsterdam, Dam Square and Amsterdam Centraal station.Tomohiro Kaiyama produced several films for Kurahara, including his 1983 blockbuster Antarctica. Nobuo Yamada also collaborated with Kurahara multiple times, having earlier written Sunset, Sunrise and Safari 5000, and later adapting Strawberry Road for the director.