Memory & Desire

Memory & Desire

89 mins | Drama, Romance | Jan. 1, 1998

Sayo and Keiji have eloped to New Zealand to marry, away from the interference of Keiji's disapproving mother in Japan. On their honeymoon, they have the freedom to express their love away from her repressive influence. However, on what should be the happiest of days, Keiji is drowned and Sayo must, by custom, return to live with her cruel and selfish mother-in-law.

Memory & Desire

89 mins | Drama, Romance | Jan. 1, 1998

Memory & Desire
Sayo and Keiji have eloped to New Zealand to marry, away from the interference of Keiji's disapproving mother in Japan. On their honeymoon, they have the freedom to express their love away from her repressive influence. However, on what should be the happiest of days, Keiji is drowned and Sayo must, by custom, return to live with her cruel and selfish mother-in-law.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Frame Up Films
Original title Memory & Desire
Directors Corina Ngatuere, Quentin Whitwell, Robin Murphy, Melanie Read, Niki Caro
Writers Peter Wells, Anne Kennedy, Niki Caro

Cast

Eugene Nomura

as Keiji

Yuri Kinugawa

as Sayo

Brenda Kendall

as Jeanette

Yōko Narahashi

as Mrs Nakajima

Joel Tobeck

as Nod

Rome Kanda

as Tour Guide / Kaoro

Norman Forsey

as Fisherman #1

Ian Hughes

as West Coast Surfer

John Paekau

as Fisherman #3

Senri Sakurai

as Mr Kuroda

Midori Takei

as Sayo's Stepmother

Joy Watson

as Maude

Takeshi Ôbayashi

as Sayo's Father

Shiori Terada

as Hiromi

Tim Lee

as Sergeant

Akiko Mori

as Wedding Consultant

Grant Rosoman

as Surf Lifesaver

Wayne McGoram

as Fisherman #2

John Hancox

as Doctor

Yuka Ezaki

as Newlywed Couple

Bunichi Ezaki

as Newlywed Couple

John Cairney

as Marriage Celebrant

Rupert MacKenzie

as VIdeo Cameraman

Juri Inahara

as Junko

Takanori Higuchi

as Tatsuro

Noriko Miura

as Tatsuro's Wife

Sarah Hawkes

as Hamilton Receptionist

Sanae Nakahara

as Mrs Kuroda

Takashi Nakamura

as Mr Sugimoto

Motoko Terada

as Mrs Nakajima's Sister

Kengo Emmitt

as Little Keiji

Evelyn Clarke

as Little Girl

Sharon Clarke

as Little Girl

Vivian Clarke

as Little Girl

Sam Tamura

as CES Supervisor

Taihei Baba

as Funeral Director

Kunio Yoshida

as Funeral Director

Toshizo Fujiwara

as Drunken Businessman

Yasukazu Kurosawa

as Drunken Businessman

Tadashi Watanabe

as Drunken Businessman

Kazunori Sato

as Drunken Businessman

Shuson Tsukakoshi

as Buddhist Priest

Lyndon Hendrikse

as Surfer #1

Stefan Broadley

as Surfer #2

Marek Sumich

as Surfer #3

Georgina Cleave

as Local Girl

Liesha Ward-Knox

as Local Girl