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Japanese Story

Some stories can change your life.

DramaRomance1h 50m

🍅70%

🍅

70%

Tomatometer

🍿

70%

Popcornmeter

6.3

TMDB

Storyline

Sandy, a geologist, finds herself stuck on a field trip to the Pilbara desert with a Japanese man she finds inscrutable, annoying and decidedly arrogant. Hiromitsu's view of her is not much better. Things go from bad to worse when they become stranded in one of the most remote regions on Earth.

Trailers

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Official Trailer - JAPANESE STORY (2003, Toni Collette, Gotaro Tsunashima)

Details

DirectorSue Brooks

ReleasedAug 30, 2003

StatusReleased

Original languageEnglish

Budget

$5.7M

Revenue

$4.1M

Parental guideRCA

Studios

Fortissimo Films

Australian Film Finance CorporationGecko FilmFilm Australia

Cast

Toni Collette

Toni Collette

Sandy Edwards

Gotaro Tsunashima

Gotaro Tsunashima

Hiromitsu Tachibana

Matthew Dyktynski

Matthew Dyktynski

Bill Baird

Lynette Curran

Lynette Curran

Mum

Yumiko Tanaka

Yumiko Tanaka

Yukiko Tachibana

Kate Atkinson

Kate Atkinson

Jackie

Bill Young

Bill Young

Jimmy Smithers

Reg Evans

Reg Evans

Bloke in Row Boat

George Shevtsov

George Shevtsov

James

Justine Clarke

Justine Clarke

Jane

Mike Frencham

Blake

John Howard

John Howard

Richards

Where to watch(NG)

Stream

Amazon Prime Video

Amazon Prime Video with Ads

Rent / Buy

Amazon Video

Apple TV Store

Fandango At Home

Reviews

7 reviews · 6 critics

5 fresh · 1 rotten

Critics consensus

“An emotional film where Toni Collette gets to show her impressive range.”

70% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

R

Richard Porton

RTChicago ReaderSep 29, 2017

Collette's pitch-perfect performance and the stunning evocation of the forbidding and beautiful outback make this film unexpectedly rewarding.

P

Peter Howell

RTToronto StarAug 20, 2004

An underdeveloped film that requires all of [Collette's] ample skills merely to rise to the mediocre.

R

Rick Groen

RTGlobe and MailAug 20, 2004

Lots of pictures begin strongly only to lose their focus; this one gains momentum with every sequence -- ambivalent at first, we're firmly hooked by the final frame.

J

James Croot

RTThe Post NZJul 19, 2023

Japanese Story is an emotional rollercoaster of a movie that rivals Lantana, Samson & Delilah and Animal Kingdom for the title of the best Australian drama of the 21st century.

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Information

Title

Japanese Story

Released

Aug 30, 2003

Rated

R

Region of Origin

Australia, Netherlands

Original Audio

English

Runtime

1h 50m

Status

Released

Studios

Fortissimo Films, Australian Film Finance Corporation

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