Joke with a Sorrowful Heart

This is a sad and beautiful story about a father who is a popular comedian and a son who suffered by an incurable disease.

Country Japan

Production Country Japan

Language Japanese

Spoken Language Japanese

Gneres Drama , Family

Release Date 26 April 1985

108 mins

Cast

Takeshi Kitano Hiroshi Igarashi

Kie Nakai Yuko Komiya

Naoko Ohtani Mie Akino

Saburo Ishikura Rokusuke Sagawa

Kawabe Kyuzo Ken Igarashi

Midori Kiuchi Riyoko

Paul Maki Comedian

Kin Sugai Primary School Teacher

Hiromitsu Suzuki Host of a Quiz Show

Midori Utsumi Hostess of a Quiz Show

Shingo Yanagisawa Zenpei Tani

Crew

Director

Masaharu Segawa

Writer

Takeshi Yoshida

Cinematography

Noritaka Sakamoto

Composer

Taku Izumi