
Tadon and Chikuwa
1998, Japanese. Directed by Jun Ichikawa.
A film based on two short stories by Shiina Makoto. Tadon is the story of a cab-driver who spends his days listening to his passengers' conversations. Chikuwa is about a writer who faces a creativity bottleneck.
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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- Released
- 5 December 1998
- Original title
- たどんとちくわ
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Masaru Nakamura, Jun Ichikawa, Shinsuke Sato
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Tadon and Chikuwa runs 102 minutes (1h 42m).
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Tadon and Chikuwa isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 5 December 1998. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
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Who directed Tadon and Chikuwa?
Tadon and Chikuwa (1998) was directed by Jun Ichikawa and stars Koji Yakusho, Hiroyuki Sanada, Jinpachi Nezu.