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Café Lumière

6.9/10
TMDB70 votes
Original: 103 min

In a distinctly contemporary Tokyo that looks backwards to the city’s disappearing past, Yoko is a writer investigating the life of a modernist composer of the 1930s. She is pregnant by a man she does not want to marry and has found a kindred spirit in a used bookstore owner who aids her research.

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About Café Lumière

Café Lumière (2004) is a film in the drama genres. Directed by . The cast includes Yo Hitoto, Tadanobu Asano, Masato Hagiwara, Kimiko Yo.

Released
Original language
Runtime
103 minutes
Status
Released
Production countries
Japan, Taiwan
Production companies
Shochiku, 3H Productions, Sumitomo Corporation, The Asahi Shimbun, Eisei Gekijo, IMAGICA, Shimensoka
Writers
Hou Hsiao-hsien, Chu Tien-wen

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What is Café Lumière about?

In a distinctly contemporary Tokyo that looks backwards to the city’s disappearing past, Yoko is a writer investigating the life of a modernist composer of the 1930s. She is pregnant by a man she does not want to marry and has found a kindred spirit in a used bookstore owner who aids her research.

Who stars in Café Lumière?

Yo Hitoto, Tadanobu Asano, Masato Hagiwara, Kimiko Yo, Nenji Kobayashi, Yôko Hoshi. See the cast cards above for character names.

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