The Yellow Handkerchief
Theatrical poster to The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
Directed by	Yoji Yamada[1]
Written by	Yoshitaka Asama Pete Hamill (novel)
Starring	Ken Takakura
Music by	Masaru Satō
Distributed by	Shochiku
Release date(s)	October 1, 1977
Running time	108 min.
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

The Yellow Handkerchief (幸福の黄色いハンカチ, Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi^?) is a 1977 Japanese film directed by Yoji Yamada. It was the winner of the first Best Picture award at the Japan Academy Prize.^[2]

[edit] Cast

• Ken Takakura: Yusaku Shima
• Chieko Baisho: Mitsue Shima
• Tetsuya Takeda: Kinya Hanada
• Kaori Momoi: Akemi Ogawa
• Hachiro Tako
• Hisao Dazai: Ryokan Manager
• Mari Okamoto: Ramen Shop Girl
• Kiyoshi Atsumi: Watanabe Kacho

[edit] Bibliography

• Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi (1977) at the Internet Movie Database
• "幸福の黄色いハンカチ" (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. http://www.jmdb.ne.jp/1977/da003010.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-05. 
• "KOFUKU NO KIROI HANKACHI" (in English). The Complete Index to World Film. http://www.citwf.com/film187242.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-05. 
• "幸福の黄色いハンカチ" (in Japanese). www.walkerplus.com. http://www.walkerplus.com/movie/kinejun/index.cgi?ctl=each&id=18741. Retrieved 2009-05-05. 
• "幸福の黄色いハンカチ" (in Japanese). Variety Japan. http://search.varietyjapan.com/moviedb/cinema_18741.html. Retrieved 2009-05-05. 

[edit] Notes

Awards
New title	Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year 1978	Succeeded by The Incident

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