Laundry (ランドリー) 22 years old
A young man named Teru, mentally altered by a childhood injury, runs a laundry and falls for Mizue, a lonely young woman who suffers from kleptomania. One day Mizue left one of her dresses behind in the machine that was stained with blood from her failed suicide attempt. Teru decides to find Mizue in order to return the dress, after having tried to desperately to wash off the blood stain. Soon thereafter Teru's grandmother dies, and her creditors repossess the home in which Teru was living in. The young couple turn to Sally for help. Sally is a caring man who trains pigeons for a living. Then one day, Sally leaves everything he owns to Teru and Mizue. They start a new life. Teru proposes to Mizue, but she refuses him. The more she is assured of Teru's pure heart, the more she feels she doesn't deserve it. Full of inner turmoil, Mizue begins shoplifting again.
Credits
Laundry Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Hana Kino She was 54, now 76 years old | as Kinuyo Okazaki |
| Koyuki She was 25, now 47 years old | as Mizue |
| Takashi Naito He was 46, now 69 years old | as Sally |
| Yōsuke Kubozuka He was 22, now 45 years old | as Teru |
| Kazue Tsunogae She was 47, 64 years old when she died | as Old lady photographer |
| Katsumi Muramatsu He was 62, 62 years old when he died | as Old man with a cane |
| Miho Miyazawa She was 28, now 50 years old |
Laundry Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Chikahiro Ando as Producer. | Production |
| Toru Horibe as Producer. | Production |
| Kôzô Shibasaki as Director of Photography. He was 44 (now 66) years old | Camera |
| Junichi Mori as Director. He was 30 (now 53) years old | Directing |
| Junichi Mori as Writer. He was 30 (now 53) years old | Writing |
| Shuji Abe as Executive Producer. | Production |
| Hiroshi Matsuo as Editor. | Editing |
Laundry (22 years)
- Release day: Thursday, February 28, 2002
- Runtime: 126 minutes