Quartet for Two

Story

Synopsis

Shotaro and Minako are arguing. Minako has confessed her infidelity to her husband and informs him of her intention to leave him. She has ceased to enjoy living with a submissive husband. Minako, who works for a construction company, loves her job and is progressing in her successful career, while her husband eagerly takes care of the house and the kids. He buys groceries, he cooks, he does the laundry – constantly. The couple’s arguing intensifies until Minaka files for divorce. Their older daughter Mari isn’t that upset by her parent’s problems as she’s more interested in the piano piece she’s got to play with her mother at a concert organised by her music school; admittedly, she’s also rather interested in her music teacher. But her younger brother Toru feels betrayed by his mother and can’t manage to reconcile himself to his father’s role as a housewife. A partial reconciliation occurs at Minako and Mari’s concert, where their entrance on stage is met with loud applause.

Director

Naoto Takenaka

Writers

Maruo Kyozuka

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

Release date

31 March 2001

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Naoto Takenaka

  Sasaki Shoutarou

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  Yuki Amami

  Sasaki Namiko

• Keika Fukitsuka

  Sasaki Mari

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  Sawa Suzuki

  Ohsawa no tsuma

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  Hairi Katagiri

  Bengoshi

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  Yasue Sato

  Chizuru Nagai (staff at piano course)

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  Reiko Matsuo

  Ritsuko

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  Kazuki Kitamura

  Ohsawa

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  Jōji Matsuoka

  Cook

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  Mitsuhiro Oikawa

  Tanimura Masaki

• 

  Yoji Tanaka

  Customer

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  Kanji Tsuda

  Ramen-ya no kyaku