Wait and See (1998)

7.3/10 100 min Drama

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 Wife

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