Quartet for Two (連弾) 23 years old

Quartet for Two

Shotaro and Minako are arguing. Minako has confessed her infidelity to her husband and informs him of her intention to leave him. She has ceased to enjoy living with a submissive husband. Minako, who works for a construction company, loves her job and is progressing in her successful career, while her husband eagerly takes care of the house and the kids. He buys groceries, he cooks, he does the laundry – constantly. The couple’s arguing intensifies until Minaka files for divorce. Their older daughter Mari isn’t that upset by her parent’s problems as she’s more interested in the piano piece she’s got to play with her mother at a concert organised by her music school; admittedly, she’s also rather interested in her music teacher. But her younger brother Toru feels betrayed by his mother and can’t manage to reconcile himself to his father’s role as a housewife. A partial reconciliation occurs at Minako and Mari’s concert, where their entrance on stage is met with loud applause.

Credits

Quartet for Two Cast

Name Character
Yūki Amami She was 33, now 57 years old as Sasaki Namiko
Kazuki Kitamura He was 31, now 55 years old as Ohsawa
Sawa Suzuki She was 28, now 52 years old as Ohsawa no tsuma
Shinya Tsukamoto He was 41, now 64 years old as Yuuenchi no otoko
Naoto Takenaka He was 45, now 68 years old as Sasaki Shoutarou
Hairi Katagiri She was 38, now 61 years old as Bengoshi
Yasue Sato She was 22, now 46 years old as Staff at piano course
Yoji Tanaka He was 37, now 61 years old as Customer
Kanji Tsuda He was 35, now 59 years old as Ramen-ya no kyaku
Mitsuhiro Oikawa He was 31, now 55 years old as Tanimura Masaki
Maki Ishikawa She was 41, now 65 years old
Joji Matsuoka He was 39, now 63 years old as Cook

Quartet for Two Crew

Name Department
Naoto Takenaka as Director. He was 45 (now 68) years old Directing
Quartet for Two poster
Quartet for Two (23 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, March 31, 2001
  • Runtime: 104 minutes