Koji YAKUSHO 役所広司
Toad's Oil
ガマの油
Nippon Cinema ª
It seems to be a more or less normal family, apart from the fact that Takuya as the son seems to be more mature than his father, and maybe their house is a bit exaggerated. When Takuya falls into a coma after an accident, his dad answers his mobile and talks to Hikari, Takuyas girlfriend, and a weird story begins. Koji YAKUSHO’s directing debut tells a story about a very unusual but alleviating way of mourning.
ガマの油
Gama no abura
Japan 2009
131 minutes
Production
Pyramid Film Production
World sales
Phantom Film
Cast
Koji YAKUSHO, Eita, Fumi NIKAIDO, Junichi SAWAYASHIKI, Satomi KOBAYASHI
About Koji YAKUSHO
役所広司
Koji YAKUSHO, born in 1956 in Isahaya, had his international breakthrough as an actor in 1997 with SHALL WE DANCE? by Masayuki SUO. He received his first Japanese Academy Award in 1989 for UNDER AURORA, followed by international awards for THE CURE, PARADISE LOST and THE EEL. For TOAD'S OIL he stood behind the camera himself for the first time. In 2017, he was awarded the Nippon Honor Award.