Japanese Story (2003) - The A.V. Club

Cast

Toni Collette (Sandy Edwards)Gotaro Tsunashima (Hiromitsu Tachibana)Lynette Curran (Mum)Matthew Dyktynski (Bill Baird)Yumiko Tanaka (Yukiko Tachibana)Kate Atkinson (Jackie)Bill Young (Jimmy Smithers)Reg Evans (Bloke in Row Boat)George Shevtsov (James (lawyer))Justine Clarke (Jane)Igor Sas (Fraser)Mike Frencham (Blake)John Howard (Richards)Phil Bennett (Barman)Heath Bergersen (Petrol Bloke)Jules Hutchinson (Canteen Worker)Kuni Hashimoto (Japanese Translator)Mark McAullay (Watson)

Director

Sue Brooks

Synopsis

Against the background of an Australian desert, Sandy, a geologist, and Hiromitsu, a Japanese businessman, play out a story of human inconsequence in the face of the blistering universe. The end of the journey leaves no one capable of going back to where they started from.