Movie: A Drop of the Grapevine (English title) / Tears of Grapes (literal title)
Romaji: Budou no Namida
Japanese: ぶどうのなみだ
Director: Yukiko Mishima
Writer: Yukiko Mishima
Producer:
Cinematographer:
World Premiere: August 30, 2014 (Montreal World Film Festival)
Release Date: October 11, 2014
Runtime: 117min.
Genre: Drama / Rural / Agriculture
Distributor: Asmik Ace Entertainment
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan
Plot
Story depicts follows a family who runs a winery.
Ao (Yo Oizumi) and Roku (Shota Sometani) are brothers. In the past, Ao abandoned his family to pursue his dream, but his dream was lost. He then returned to his hometown. Now, Ao runs a winery at a grape farm and wheat field, which was left behind by his father. Ao devotes himself to making wine. His younger brother Roku, who holds mixed feelings, supports Ao.
Notes
Filming began September 15, 2013 in Hokkaido, Japan and finishes mid-December, 2013.
Movie is the second of three films by Yukiko Mishima that is set in Hokkaido, Japan and depicts the area's rich natural environment. 2012 film "Bread of Happiness" ("Shiawase no Pan") is the first of her three "Hokkaido Plan" films.
Cast
Yo Oizumi as Ao
Yuko Ando as Erika
Shota Sometani as Roku (Ao's younger brother)
Tomorowo Taguchi as Policeman Asahi
Tomoya Maeno as Postman Tukiori
Lily as Riri
Kitaro as Barber Miura
Yuta Koseki as Ao (young)
Reo Uchikawa as Roku (young)
Kotoha Takashima as Erika (young)
Ren Osugi as Ao's father
Kyoko Enami as Erika's mother