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Endless Waltz

Original title: Endoresu warutsu
  • 1995
  • 1h 42m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
158
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Endless Waltz (1995)
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Koji Wakamatsu's biopic about a Japanese free jazz/improvisation saxophonist named Kaoru Abe.Koji Wakamatsu's biopic about a Japanese free jazz/improvisation saxophonist named Kaoru Abe.Koji Wakamatsu's biopic about a Japanese free jazz/improvisation saxophonist named Kaoru Abe.

  • Director
    • Kôji Wakamatsu
  • Writers
    • Mayumi Inaba
    • Shosei Shinma
    • Masao Adachi
  • Stars
    • Leona Hirota
    • Kou Machida
    • Haruko Sagara
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    158
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Kôji Wakamatsu
    • Writers
      • Mayumi Inaba
      • Shosei Shinma
      • Masao Adachi
    • Stars
      • Leona Hirota
      • Kou Machida
      • Haruko Sagara
    • 1User review
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Leona Hirota
    Leona Hirota
    • Izumi Suzuki
    • (as Reona Hirota)
    Kou Machida
    Kou Machida
    • Kaoru Abe
    • (as Machizo Machida)
    Haruko Sagara
    • Lily
    Masato Furuoya
    • Motoharu Yoshizawa
    Hideo Murota
    • Mr. Tanabe
    Shirô Sano
    Shirô Sano
    • Shoji Eda
    Tomoko Aihara
    • Bar Hostess
    Keiji Haino
    • Keiji Haino
    Kazuo 'Gaira' Komizu
    • Tourist Man
    • (as Kazuo Komizu)
    Ryûshi Mizukami
    • Bar Customer
    Asuka Momose
    • Nobuko
    Teruto Soejima
    • Keizo Inoue
    Homei Yanagawa
    • Crematorium Alto Player
    Yokoyama Yoshihiro
    • Cop
    • Director
      • Kôji Wakamatsu
    • Writers
      • Mayumi Inaba
      • Shosei Shinma
      • Masao Adachi
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    • Trivia
      The novel that Karou Abe is reading is "Voyage au bout de la nuit" (Journey to the End of the Night) written by Louis-Ferdinand Céline, a French novel published in 1932.
    • Goofs
      At 26:27 seconds, a man says "Husserl is a French philosopher, he wrote 'Speech and Phenomena'", referring to Edmund Husserl. Karou corrects him saying that it was actually Jacques Derrida who wrote it. Edmund Husserl was actually of German nationality; not French.
    • Quotes

      [Karou and Izumi are at a subway station, Karou pulls back Izumi's jacket so the wind from the subway makes her cold in a jokenly manner, he then hugs her]

      Kaoru Abe: Izumi!

      Izumi Suzuki: What?

      Kaoru Abe: Let's get married.

      Izumi Suzuki: All right.

      Kaoru Abe: Right now!

      Izumi Suzuki: You won't postprone, won't you?

      Kaoru Abe: No way!

    • Connections
      References One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 7, 1995 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Бесконечный вальс
    • Filming locations
      • Japan
    • Production company
      • Shochiku Daiichi Kogyo
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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