Zero Focus
Zero Focus (ゼロの焦点, Zero no shōten) is a 1961 Japanese mystery film directed by Yoshitaro Nomura and is based on a novel by Seicho Matsumoto.
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| Directed by | Yoshitaro Nomura |
| Produced by | Shiro Kido |
| Written by | Shinobu Hashimoto Yoji Yamada Seicho Matsumoto (novel) |
| Starring | Yoshiko Kuga |
| Music by | Yasushi Akutagawa |
| Cinematography | Takashi Kawamata |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Plot
One week into newlywed Teiko Uhara's marriage, her husband, Kenichi, leaves on a short business trip and doesn't return. Teiko travels across Japan to search for him, and along the way discovers some surprising facts about her husband's past. With only a pair of old photographs among his belongings to help her, Teiko tries to figure out what has happened to him.
Cast
- Yoshiko Kuga as Teiko Uhara
- Hizuru Takachiho as Sachiko Murota / Emmy
- Ineko Arima as Hisako Tanuma
- Koji Nambara as Kenichi Uhara
- Kō Nishimura as Sotaro Uhara
- Yoshi Katō as Mr. Murota
- Sadako Sawamura as Sotaro's wife
- Takanobu Hozumi as Mr. Honda
Awards
- Won the 1962 Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actress (Hizuru Takachiho)[1]
Remake
A remake directed by Inudō Isshin with Ryōko Hirosue as Teiko Uhara was released in 2009.
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References
- Awards for Zero no shoten (1961), imdb.com
External links
- Zero Focus on IMDb
- Zero Focus at Rotten Tomatoes
- Zero Focus at AllMovie
- Zero Focus (in Japanese) at the Japanese Movie Database
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