Back

Feature film — 2003

Japanese Story (2003)

6.31h 50mDrama — Romance

Sandy, a geologist, finds herself stuck on a field trip to the Pilbara desert with a Japanese man she finds inscrutable, annoying and decidedly arrogant. Hiromitsu's view of her is not much better. Things go from bad to worse when they become stranded in one of the most remote regions on Earth.

Watch now

The note

Stay for the details.

A high-signal pick with 80 votes.

Fortissimo Films / Australian Film Finance Corporation / Gecko Film / Film Australia

Community reviews

What viewers are saying

Sign in to leave a review for everyone to see. Reviews are tied to your account so the community can trust what's shared.

Loading reviews…

Director: Sue Brooks

On screen

Cast & crew

Toni Collette as Sandy Edwards

Toni Collette

Sandy Edwards

Gotaro Tsunashima as Hiromitsu Tachibana

Gotaro Tsunashima

Hiromitsu Tachibana

Matthew Dyktynski as Bill Baird

Matthew Dyktynski

Bill Baird

Lynette Curran as Mum

Lynette Curran

Mum

Yumiko Tanaka as Yukiko Tachibana

Yumiko Tanaka

Yukiko Tachibana

Kate Atkinson as Jackie

Kate Atkinson

Jackie

Bill Young as Jimmy Smithers

Bill Young

Jimmy Smithers

Reg Evans as Bloke in Row Boat

Reg Evans

Bloke in Row Boat

George Shevtsov as James

George Shevtsov

James

Justine Clarke as Jane

Justine Clarke

Jane

M

Mike Frencham

Blake

John Howard as Richards

John Howard

Richards

Similar titles

More like this