

Diary of Early Winter Shower
1998, Japanese. Directed by Shinichiro Sawai.
Kounosuke Mibu and Tae Horikawa are unable to forget each other, even though they met and fell in love 20 years ago. They had promised each other that they would build a retreat in Shiguretei, but Ushio was hospitalized after a stroke a few days later, and when his wife, Takako, rushed to the hospital, she discovered their love affair, which in reality had not gone beyond kissing. Now, 20 years later, against the advice of her ikebana mentor, Tae rushes to meet Ushio at Shiguretei, only to see him clutching his chest in pain. Eventually, the design and plans for the dream retreat are seen by Tae, but she has to visit Kyoto alone... or maybe she's heading for somewhere else.
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Shinichiro SawaiDirector
- Sayuri YoshinagaTae Horikawa
- Tetsuya WatariKounosuke Mibu
- Ryūzō HayashiShoda
- Tomomi SatōKeiko Mibu
- Ryuji HaradaKoji Mibu
- Ryo AmamiyaTamura
- Kaneko IwasakiNatsu Kobayakawa
- Naomi HosokawaYuko Furuya
- Nae YuukiTomoko Ikawa
- Yuki YamabeMasayo
- Tetsuo KurataToshiyuki Mibu
- Yuka ShiratoriHarumi Mibu
Details
- Released
- 14 November 1998
- Original title
- 時雨の記
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Shinichiro Sawai, Ryoji Ito
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Diary of Early Winter Shower runs 116 minutes (1h 56m).
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Diary of Early Winter Shower isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 November 1998. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed Diary of Early Winter Shower?
Diary of Early Winter Shower (1998) was directed by Shinichiro Sawai and stars Sayuri Yoshinaga, Tetsuya Watari, Ryūzō Hayashi.