Michi (1986)

Original title

道

Directed by

Koreyoshi Kurahara

Genre

drama film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 13m

Rating

1.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A married long distance truck driver starts an affair with a much younger waitress. The relationship brings pain and trouble to both of their lives.

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What happens

Michi (Japanese: 道), also known as The Road, Des gens sans importance and Hopeless Love, is a 1986 Japanese tragic romantic drama film directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara and written by Hirô Matsuda. It is a remake of the 1956 French film Des gens sans importance (lit. People of No Importance, known in Japan as ヘッドライト or Headlights) directed by Henri Verneuil, itself based on a novel of the same name by Serge Groussard. Its plot concerns a married long-distance truck driver who falls for a significantly younger waitress at a diner, and the trouble this affair brings to both their lives. The film stars Tatsuya Nakadai as the protagonist, in addition to Miwako Okamura, Junko Ikeuchi, Kyōhei Shibata and Tomisaburo Wakayama. Toei Company released the film theatrically on September 6, 1986, in Japan, where it was a financial success. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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