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Saidoweizu

Saidoweizu

2009Movie⏱️ 2h 4mNot Rated
ComedyDrama
5.6
IMDB Rating
296 votes

A middle-aged Japanese man travels to California to attend the wedding of his American-based friend. Prior to the big event, they take one last trip to Napa Valley, where they taste wine, dally with romance.

Director
Cellin Gluck
Writers
Alexander Payne, Rex Pickett, Uesugi Takayuki
Stars
Fumiyo Kohinata, Katsuhisa Namase, Rinko Kikuchi
Release Date
October 31, 2009
Language
Japanese, English
Country
Japan, United States
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Reviews
📋 1.0K
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🎭 Top Cast

Fumiyo Kohinata
Fumiyo Kohinata
as Michio Saito
Katsuhisa Namase
Katsuhisa Namase
as Daisuke Uehara
Rinko Kikuchi
Rinko Kikuchi
as Mina Parker
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Kyôka Suzuki
as Mayuko Tanka
👤
Jean-Christophe Lebert
as John Guillaume
Morgan Snyder
Morgan Snyder
as Laura Cooper
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Peggy Lord Chilton
as Linda Russell
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Anna Easteden
as Alli
Griffin Gluck
Griffin Gluck
as Pharmacy Boy
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Maya Waterman
as Laura's Grandmother

💰 Box Office

$1,505,324
Worldwide Gross

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Filming Location
Calistoga, Napa Valley, California, USA
Production
Cine Bazar, Fuji Television Network (Fuji TV), Protean Image Group

🏷️ Keywords

japanese remakeroad movieforeign language adaptationremake of american filmbased on novel

🎯 Categories

JapaneseComedyDrama

⭐ Featured Review

Unfairly maligned, perhaps, but this is only for hardcore Sideways fans OR japanophiles
by hmrichards-980592024-11-30
6/10

"There's a lot lost in translation here, though that shouldn't be surprising. Like other reviewers have stated, it's true that the two male leads lack chemistry. That's true about the cast in general, and things seem more subdued, but that may just be a comment on the comparison between American and Japanese culture. This is not a bad film, but at the same time it's really not worth watching unless you're a huge fan of Sideways, a fan of Japan and Japanese cinema, or all of the above. It's fine; just don't go into it with high expectations. And don'..."

💡 Did You Know?

Alexander Payne was given an executive-producer credit as a courtesy.

📖 Synopsis

A middle-aged Japanese man travels to California to attend the wedding of his American-based friend. Prior to the big event, they take one last trip to Napa Valley, where they taste wine, dally with romance.