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The Yellow Handkerchief (1977) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1977 · 109 mins · Japanese
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- Directed by
- Yoji Yamada
- Starring
- Chieko Baisho, Kaori Momoi, Sabu Kawahara, Ken Takakura, Tetsuya Takeda, Kei Yamamoto
Three strangers set out on a road‑trip across Japan to Hokkaido. Along the way, a man recently released from prison for a decades‑old murder contemplates reuniting with his ex‑wife and reclaiming his former life. He learns that if she hangs a yellow handkerchief in the window, it signals she wants him to return home.
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