Sentimental Yasuko

Sentimental Yasuko (センチメンタルヤスコ, Senchimentaru Yasuko) is a 2012 Japanese mystery drama film directed by Kei Horie.^[1][2] The film is based on the 2006 Japanese play of the same name.

Sentimental Yasuko
Film poster for Sentimental Yasuko
Japanese name
Kanji	センチメンタルヤスコ
Transcriptions Revised Hepburn Senchimentaru Yasuko
Directed by	Kei Horie
Written by	Kei Horie
Produced by	Kei Horie, Chikako Nakabayashi, Masahiro Yoshida
Starring	Azusa Okamoto Narushi Ikeda Masato Wada Kenichi Takito Manpei Takagi Miwako Wagatsuma Tadashi Sakata Takashi Nishina Hajime Yamazaki
Cinematography	Mitsuaki Fujimoto
Distributed by	Le Himawari
Release date	April 21, 2012 (2012-04-21)
Running time	87 min
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Cast

• Azusa Okamoto as Yasuko Hata
• Narushi Ikeda as Detective Yamanaka
• Masato Wada as Satoshi Yuminaga
• Kenichi Takito as Junpei Tendo
• Manpei Takagi as Kazuki Komagata
• Miwako Wagatsuma as Akira Yokoyama
• Tadashi Sakata as Sokyu Akagi
• Takashi Nishina as Daikichi Kobayashi
• Hajime Yamazaki as Keisuke Ijima

Production

The Sentimental Yasuko was the first theaterical production of Corcflases by Takahiro Horie released in 2006. The film adaptation was released in April 21, 2012. In an interview with Eiga.com, Horie reveals that some of the film's plot was based on his own experiences such as the divorcing of his parents when he was young and the Great East Japan Earthquake. He also revealed that he rewrote the story to be more "comedic".^[3][4][5]