Memory & Desire
1998
1h 29min
Sayo and Keiji have eloped to New Zealand to marry, away from the interference of Keiji's disapproving mother in Japan. On their honeymoon, they have the freedom to express their love away from her repressive influence. However, on what should be the happiest of days, Keiji is drowned and Sayo must, by custom, return to live with her cruel and selfish mother-in-law.
Storyline
Sayo and Keiji have eloped to New Zealand to marry, away from the interference of Keiji's disapproving mother in Japan. On their honeymoon, they have the freedom to express their love away from her repressive influence. However, on what should be the happiest of days, Keiji is drowned and Sayo must, by custom, return to live with her cruel and selfish mother-in-law.
Cast
Eugene Nomura
Keiji
Yuri Kinugawa
Sayo
Brenda Kendall
Jeanette
Yōko Narahashi
Mrs Nakajima
Joel Tobeck
Nod
Rome Kanda
Tour Guide
Norman Forsey
Fisherman #1
Ian Hughes
West Coast Surfer
Charley Murphy Samau
John Paekau
Fisherman #3
Senri Sakurai
Mr Kuroda
Midori Takei
Sayo's Stepmother
Joy Watson
Maude
Takeshi Ōbayashi
Sayo's Father
Shiori Terada
Hiromi
Timothy Lee
Sergeant
Akiko Mori
Wedding Consultant
Grant Rosoman
Surf Lifesaver
Wayne McGoram
Fisherman #2
John Hancox
Doctor
Yuka Ezaki
Newlywed Couple
Bunichi Ezaki
Newlywed Couple
John Cairney
Marriage Celebrant
Rupert MacKenzie
VIdeo Cameraman
Juri Inahara
Junko
Yumiko Nishiyama
Saki
Takanori Higuchi
Tatsuro
Noriko Miura
Tatsuro's Wife
Rome Kanda
Kaoro
Sarah Hawkes
Hamilton Receptionist
Sanae Nakahara
Mrs Kuroda
Takashi Nakamura
Mr Sugimoto
Motoko Terada
Mrs Nakajima's Sister
Kengo Emmitt
Little Keiji
Evelyn Clarke
Little Girl
Sharon Clarke
Little Girl
Vivian Clarke
Little Girl
Sam Tamura
CES Supervisor
Taihei Baba
Funeral Director
Kunio Yoshida
Funeral Director
Toshizo Fujiwara
Drunken Businessman
Yasukazu Kurosawa
Drunken Businessman
Tadashi Watanabe
Drunken Businessman
Kazunori Sato
Drunken Businessman
Shuson Tsukakoshi
Buddhist Priest
Lyndon Hendrikse
Surfer #1
Stefan Broadley
Surfer #2
Marek Sumich
Surfer #3
Georgina Cleave
Local Girl
Liesha Ward-Knox
Local Girl
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