Mint (2014 film)

Mint (Japanese: ミント) is a 2014 Japanese film directed by Eiki Taminato and screened at the 1st New Directors Film Festival in 2014.[1]

Mint
Directed byEiki Taminato
Screenplay byEiki Taminato
StarringFumiko Tomatsu
Shinichi Taminato
Edited byEiki Taminato
Release date
  • November 2014 (2014-11) (1st New Directors Film Festival, Japan)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

Plot

Aspiring editor Miki Kusano (Fumiko Tomatsu) tries to get an exclusive contract with retired poet Mitsuru Izumikawa (Shinichi Taminato) who is still mourning and has stopped writing since the loss of his wife Shizuka Izumikawa (Maia Umetani) five years ago. Kusano is a fan of Izumikawa and in her determination and also facing with the prospect of being sacked from her job if she loses the contract, she forces Izumikawa to either sign a contract for new poems or accept her as apprentice. As their relationship deepens, Kusano comes to understand his sadness and determines to guide him back to happiness. Just when his mood improves, Kusano is struck down by a serious illness.[2]

Cast
  • Fumiko Tomatsu as Miki Kusano
  • Shinichi Taminato as Mitsuru Izumikawa
  • Shinjirô Takahashi as Chief Editor Joji
  • Daiju Matsuo as Forest Man
  • Maia Umetani as Shizuka Izumikawa

References
  1. "『ミント』（田港栄輝監督）in 第1回新人監督映画祭". Ameba. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
  2. "Mint - Japanese movie with English subtitle". 13 January 2016. Retrieved 17 May 2019 – via YouTube.


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