| The Pavillion Salamandre | |
|---|---|
 Japanese flyer | |
| Directed by | Masanori Tominaga |
| Produced by | Masaki Kaifu |
| Written by | Masanori Tominaga |
| Editing by | Yuji Oshige |
| Distributed by | Style Jam |
| Released | September 16, 2006 |
| Running time | 98 min. |
| Official website | |
| IMDb profile | |
| Trailer | |
The Pavillion Salamandre (パビリオン山椒魚 Pavillion Sanshouo) is a 2006 Japanese film written and directed by Masanori Tominaga.
Plot[]
The Ninomiya family have been the caretakers of a national celebrity salamander named Kinjiro for a large chunk of his 140-year life. In exchange for this care, the government keeps them financially taken care of. However, when Shiro, the patriarch of the family, spends himself into a large debt, a local Yakuza wants to take over this sweet deal for himself. Shiro's daughter does her best to keep this from happening, but it soon comes out that the salamander they've been taking care of may not be the real Kinjiro after all.
Cast[]
- Joe Odagiri ... Hoichi Tobishima
- Yu Kashii ... Azuki Ninomiya
- Junji Takada ... Shiro Ninomiya
- Yumi Asou ... Akino Ninomiya
- Ken Mitsuishi ... Morihiro Kagawa
- Kiki ... Mihari Ninomiya
- Mayu Kitaki ... Hibiko Ninomiya
- Yoichiro Saito ... Keitaro Kusuda
- Hikohiko Sugiyama ... Kazushi Kameda
- Kanji Tsuda ... Tsubame
External links[]
- The Pavillion Salamandre review at The Japan Times