# The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)

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**Original title**: *幸福の黄色いハンカチ*
**Runtime**: 109 min
**Genres**: Comedy, Drama
**Directed by**: Yoji Yamada
**Written by**: Yoji Yamada, Yoshitaka Asama
**Starring**: Ken Takakura, Chieko Baisho, Tetsuya Takeda, Kaori Momoi, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Hisao Dazai

> *Three complete strangers embark on a road-trip to Hokkaido.*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

A newly minted ex-convict sets off across Hokkaido with two unlikely companions to solicit a yellow handkerchief from his estranged spouse. Ten days on the road, one yellow hankie, and a trio of strangers who might just outlast the marriage. The real journey proves the reunion was never the point.

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