A Tender Place
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56% Critic Match

A Tender Place

5.6 / 10 2001 3h 21mNR Japanese
DramaMystery

Storyline

Kasumi is in the midst of an affair with Ishiyama, one of her husband's clients. When Kasumi and her family visit Ishiyama's villa in Hokkaido, she plans to abandon them to be with Ishiyama. The next morning, her daughter Yuka disappears, which throws Kasumi's life into turmoil. Years later, Yuka remains missing, and Kasumi journeys back to Hokkaido with Utsumi, a terminally-ill former detective, and tries to follow any leads she can.

Cast & Crew

Yuki Amami

Yuki Amami

Kasumi Moriwake

Lead
Shunsuke Matsuoka

Shunsuke Matsuoka

Jun-ichi Utsumi

Tomokazu Miura

Tomokazu Miura

Yohei Ishiyama

Kumi Nakamura

Kumi Nakamura

Noriko Ishiyama

Ikkei Watanabe

Ikkei Watanabe

Michihiro Moriwake

Minori Terada

Minori Terada

Kasumi's father

Michiko Hayashi

Michiko Hayashi

Kasumi's mother

Hideo Murota

Hideo Murota

Masayoshi Izumi

What People Are Saying

3.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Shunichi Nagasaki's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
3.0
Every frame feels alive. A Tender Place is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker