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Lunchbox

Original Title: たまもの

2004
1h 5m
Romance
Drama

Status

Released

Release

2004

Runtime

1h 5m

Storyline

The film tells the story of Aiko, a 35-year-old mute woman who works in a bowling alley, and her brief romance with Yoshioka, a younger man who works as a postal carrier. The two meet when Aiko accidentally knocks Yoshioka off his bicycle, and they have a sexual encounter soon after. Aiko begins preparing lunchboxes and giving them to Yoshioka at his workplace as a way of expressing affection, which she cannot do verbally.

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Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 5m
Nov 20, 2004
Languages
Japanese
Director
Shinji Imaoka
Shinji Imaoka
Production
Kokuei Company
Kokuei Company
Production Countries
Japan

Top Cast

9 Cast Members

Yumika Hayashi

Yumika Hayashi

Fukui Aiko

Mutsuo Yoshioka

Mutsuo Yoshioka

Kawada Yoshio

Lemon Hanazawa

Lemon Hanazawa

Kato Ikumi

Kiyomi Itō

Kiyomi Itō

Chiba Keiko

Yohta Kawase

Yohta Kawase

Arima

Yūji Tajiri

Yūji Tajiri

Takeshi Itō

Takeshi Itō

Ishimoto

Kazunori Sakurai

Matsuo

Hiroshi Sato

Bowling king

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