Wait and See (1998)
Overview
A salaryman faces a major life change as his firm undergoes financial difficulties. To add to his troubles, a man claiming to be his long-estranged father shows up at his house requesting shelter. One of the best of Somai's seriocomic studies of the messiness of family life.
Cast
Koichi Sato
Hiroshi Nirasaki
Yuki Saito
Mizuho
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Sasaichi
Shiho Fujimura
Mizuho's Mother
Sumiko Fuji
Kimiyi, Hiroshi's Mother
Tomokazu Miura
Hiroshi's Brother
Kimiko Yo
Wife of Hiroshi's Brother
Shinya Tsukamoto
Doctor
Tsurube Shofukutei
Shinto Priest
Takehiro Murata
Sawachika, Hiroshi's Partner
Minori Terada
Truck Driver
Chisako Hara
Mizuho's Aunt
Michiko Kawai
Nurse
Houka Kinoshita
Drunk Man
Kyōko Mitsubayashi
Yaeko Togashi, Sasaichi's WifeRecommendations
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