The Crossing (私の，おじさん) 24 years old

14-year-old Takuya lives in a rural town near mountains and rivers. His 29-year-old uncle Koji works as a graphic designer in urban Tokyo. Koji's father dies and Takuya is arrested for attempted robbery-the two young men must now face a crucial crossing in their lives. The concluding chapter to director Higashi Yoichi's "boy and river" trilogy, the film highlights contemporary themes like family, adolescence, and the healing properties of nature. The wild but beautiful Kuma River stars as a threatening symbol for the boy's rite of passage. Supernatural beings reign in the mountains above the village.

Credits

Tomoko Nakajima as Tomoko

Michitaka Tsutsui as Koji

Miho Tsumiki as Rin

Hiromitsu Suzuki as Izawa

The Crossing Cast

Name	Character
Tomoko Nakajima She was 28, now 53 years old	as Tomoko
Michitaka Tsutsui He was 29, now 53 years old	as Koji
Miho Tsumiki She was 29, now 53 years old	as Rin
Hiromitsu Suzuki He was 53, 60 years old when he died	as Izawa

The Crossing Crew

Name	Department
Tetsujiro Yamagami as Story.	Writing
Yōichi Higashi as Director. He was 65 (now 90) years old	Directing
Takahiro Tsutai as Cinematography. He was 36 (now 60) years old	Crew

The Crossing (24 years)

Release day: Wednesday, March 29, 2000
Runtime: 116 minutes