A Tender Place
2001, Japanese. Directed by Shunichi Nagasaki.
Kasumi is in the midst of an affair with Ishiyama, one of her husband's clients. When Kasumi and her family visit Ishiyama's villa in Hokkaido, she plans to abandon them to be with Ishiyama. The next morning, her daughter Yuka disappears, which throws Kasumi's life into turmoil. Years later, Yuka remains missing, and Kasumi journeys back to Hokkaido with Utsumi, a terminally-ill former detective, and tries to follow any leads she can.
- Runtime
- 3h 22m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Shunichi NagasakiDirector
- Yuki AmamiKasumi Moriwake
- Shunsuke MatsuokaJun-ichi Utsumi
- Tomokazu MiuraYohei Ishiyama
- Kumi NakamuraNoriko Ishiyama
- Ikkei WatanabeMichihiro Moriwake
- Minori TeradaKasumi's father
- Michiko HayashiKasumi's mother
- Hideo MurotaMasayoshi Izumi
- Moeko EzawaTsutae Izumi
- Tarō SuwaMizushima
- Sabu KawaharaAsanuma
- Kaori MizushimaKumiko Utsumi
Details
- Released
- 14 July 2001
- Original title
- 柔らかな頬
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Shunichi Nagasaki
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A Tender Place runs 202 minutes (3h 22m).
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A Tender Place isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 July 2001. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
What movies are like A Tender Place?
If you liked A Tender Place, try The Miracles of the Namiya General Store, The Deep End of the Ocean, Remember.
Who directed A Tender Place?
A Tender Place (2001) was directed by Shunichi Nagasaki and stars Yuki Amami, Shunsuke Matsuoka, Tomokazu Miura.