Hariko no tora

(1983)

Year: 1983

Runtime: 92 мин

Country: Japan

Director: 小山幹夫

Cast: 柴田恭兵, 中山仁, 伊吹剛, Такэтоси Найто, Makoto Mutsuura, 伏見尚子, 松本留美, 伊佐山ひろ子, Широ Кишибе, 天草四郎

Plot

Nishimura Gosaku, an aspiring photographer who loves mountain scenery, meets a boy named Sada Ichiro one evening who asks to borrow train fare. For some reason, Ichiro follows Nishimura everywhere. When told to go home, Ichiro refuses, claiming he doesn't want to return because of his estranged parents. Reluctantly, Nishimura lets Ichiro stay the night. The next day, Nishimura takes photos of Ichiro by the Sumida River, and they part ways on good terms. Meanwhile, Ichiro's worried father, Shigeo and mother, Fujiko, desperately ask Ichiro's classmates and tutoring teachers for his whereabouts, but no one knows where he is. Suddenly, Shigeo receives a phone call demanding a ransom of 10 million yen.