A Stranger of Mine

A Stranger of Mine (運命じゃない人, Unmei janai hito) is a 2005 Japanese film by Kenji Uchida, starring Yasuhi Nakamura, Reika Kirishima, Sō Yamanaka and Yuka Itaya

A Stranger of Mine
Directed by	Kenji Uchida
Written by	Kenji Uchida
Produced by	Mayumi Amano Masaya Nakamura
Starring	Yasuhi Nakamura Reika Kirishima Sō Yamanaka Yuka Itaya
Cinematography	Keiichiro Inoue
Edited by	Shinichi Fushima
Music by	Mitsuharu Ishibashi
Release dates	May 14, 2005 (2005-05-14) (Cannes Film Festival) July 16, 2005 (2005-07-16) (Japan)
Running time	98 minutes
Language	Japanese
Budget	Unknown

Plot

In one long Friday evening, Takeshi Miyata (Yasuhi Nakamura), a straight-arrow businessman, will encounter a number of people (some only fleetingly) who have intertwining fates. The plot of the film is presented in succession first from the point of view of Maki Kuwata (Reika Kirishima), a young woman disappointed in love, then from Takeshi's point of view, then of his friend, Yusuke Kanda (Sō Yamanaka), a private detective, then of Takeshi's former girlfriend, Ayumi Kurata (Yuka Itaya), then of a wannabe-tough yakuza, Asai (Kisuke Yamashita).

Cast

Yusuke Kanda (Sō Yamanaka), Maki Kuwata (Reika Kirishima) and Takeshi Miyata (Yasuhi Nakamura) (l-r)

• Yasuhi Nakamura as Takeshi Miyata
• Reika Kirishima as Maki Kuwata
• Sō Yamanaka as Yusuke Kanda
• Yuka Itaya as Ayumi Kurata
• Kisuke Yamashita as Asai

External links

• A Stranger of Mine at IMDb