Tadon to Chikuwa (1998)
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Tadon
Chikuwa
The movie depicts the frustrations of modern day living. It stars two of Japan's most popular male actors; Koji Yakusho & Hiroyuki Sanada The 1999 film was directed by Jun Ichikawa. The lives of an ordinary cab driver and a struggling novelist take a weird turn... The film is actually based on two short stories by Makoto Shiina. Includes a 4-page booklet.
Directed by
Jun Ichikawa   
 
Writing credits (in alphabetical order) 
Jun Ichikawa   
Masa Nakamura   segment "Chikuwa"
Shinsuke Sato   segment "Tadon"
Makoto Shiina   novel
Produced by
Toshiaki Nakazawa ....  planner 
Hiroshi Yamaji ....  executive producer 
 
Original Music by
Bun Itakura   
 
Cinematography by
Tatsuhiko Kobayashi   
 
Film Editing by
Tomoh Sanjo   
 
Art Direction by
Shigeo Mano   
 
Other crew
Takeshi Nakasu ....  gaffer
Cast (in credits order)
K?ji Yakusho ....  Kida
Hiroyuki Sanada ....  Asami
Jinpachi Nezu ....  Anzai
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Satoko Abe ....  Kimishima
Kaori Momoi ....  Woman in teddy bear
Tomorowo Taguchi ....  Tomiyama
Yuuji Tanaka ....  Taxi no kyaku