After the Rain (film)

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雨あがる Ame Agaru
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Directed by	Takashi Koizumi
Produced by	Masato Hara Hisao Kurosawa
Written by	Shugoro Yamamoto Akira Kurosawa
Starring	Akira Terao Yoshiko Miyazaki Shiro Mifune Mieko Harada Tatsuya Nakadai
Music by	Masaru Satô
Distributed by	Asmik Ace Entertainment
Release date(s)	1999 January 22 2000
Running time	91 min.
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Budget	US$3,800,000 (estimated)
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After the Rain is the English title for (雨あがる, Ame Agaru), a 1999 film by Takashi Koizumi based on the last script of Akira Kurosawa. This movie won Japanese Academy Awards in 1999. A group of travelers is stranded in a small country inn when the river floods during heavy rains. As the bad weather continues, tensions rise amongst the travelers trapped at the inn. A traveling ronin (masterless samurai), Ihei Misawa takes it upon himself to cheer everyone up by arranging a splendid feast. Unfortunately he has no money and in order to pay for the feast he seeks employment as a sword master with the local lord, Shigeaki. He has a tense interaction with the lord and his retainers, revealing his prowess at their expense. The film also shows the tender relationship he has with his wife, Tayo, and provides insights into the way of life of a ronin's wife. The story is based on the last script written by the late, legendary Japanese Director, Akira Kurosawa and is directed by his former assistant director of 28 years, Takashi Koizumi who does a magnificent job of shooting this film with it's wonderful cinematography of a gentle but moving story of a samurai's life. It was awarded a Japanese Academy Award in 1999.