Southbound (2007 film)

Southbound (サウスバウンド) is a 2007 Japanese movie directed by Yoshimitsu Morita and starring Toyokawa Etsushi and Yūki Amami. Based on the novel of the same name by Hideo Okuda, it tells the story of a schoolboy whose family moves from Tokyo to Okinawa.

It began filming in May 2007 in Tokyo; the crew went to Okinawa for on-location filming at the end of June. Its theme song is "Eien no Uta" by Nakashima Mika.

Cast

 * Etsushi Toyokawa as 'Ichiro Uehara' (as a father who was an extremism activist)
 * Yūki Amami as 'Sakura Uehara' (as a mother who was an extremism activist)
 * Keiko Kitagawa as 'Yoko Uehara' (as a Sakura's daughter)
 * Shuto Tanabe as 'Jiro Uehara' (as a Eldest son. 6th grade schoolboy. This movie's protagonist)
 * Rina Matsumoto as 'Momoko Uehara' (as a Second daughter. 4th grade schoolgirl. She loves being bitten by her father)


 * Ken'ichi Matsuyama as Officer 'Niigaki' (He fell in love with Yoko at first sight.)
 * Mitsuru Hirata as the Principal
 * Hideko Yoshida as Social Insurance Agency's Staff