The Yellow Handkerchief(Movie, 1977)

Name: The Yellow Handkerchief
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Released: 1977
Duration: T01:49:00
Rating: 3.3

Original title: "幸福の黄色いハンカチ" (Japanese/JA)

1h 49min | Genres: Comedy, Drama

Rating: 3.3/5 (with 12 votes)

The Yellow Handkerchief (幸福の黄色いハンカチ, Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi, lit. The Yellow Handkerchief of Happiness) is a 1977 Japanese film directed by Yoji Yamada. It was the winner of the first Best Picture award at the Japan Academy Prize. The film was inspired by the American song "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree," itself based on a column series written by journalist Pete Hamill for the New York Post in 1971. ()

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About The Yellow Handkerchief

The story is about a convict released from prison for an old murder who is thinking about returning to his ex-wife and his former life. If she puts a yellow handkerchief on the window, it would mean that she wants him back at home.

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Trailer for The Yellow Handkerchief + Featurettes/Teaser/Clips

Ƙ?画『幸福の黄色いハンカチ』予告編(Trailer, 0:49)

Additional Information

Production country: Japan

Made by: Shochiku Co., Ltd.

Original language: Japanese (JA)

Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)

Translated into 10 languages: English (EN), Spanish (ES), French (FR), Italian (IT), Japanese (JA), Korean (KO), Russian (RU), Swedish (SV), Turkish (TR), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)

Status: Released

Release date DE: 09/30/1977

Cast: Ken Takakura, Chieko Baishō, Tetsuya Takeda, Kaori Momoi, Kiyoshi Atsumi

Director: Yōji Yamada

Screenwriter: Yōji Yamada

Composer: Masaru Sato

Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):

"Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi"

"The Yellow Handkerchief of Happiness"

Keywords: road trip

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