Have You Seen the Barefoot God? (1986)
Released: 26 Apr 1986
Runtime: 99 Mins
Genre: Drama Countries: Japan Languages: Japanese
Directed By: Kim Soo-Kil
Actors: Tamotsu Ishibashi Gen Kodama Yoriko Douguchi Tomoko Aizawa Toshiko Yabuki Kôju Ran Kyoko Oguma Ben Hiura Sanshô Shinsui Midori Hagio Masato Irie Tetsurō Degawa
Subtitles
Internal: English Japanese
Alternate Titles: 君は裸足の神を見たか kimi wa hadashi no kami wo mitaka
In a small backwater in Northern Japan, self-assured Shigeru and shy Shinji are best friends since childhood. Shigeru, an aspiring hobby painter, adores the seemingly unapproachable flutist Haruyo Kikuchi from afar, and secretly paints her portrait for a national contest. His friend Shinji has a crush on Hitomi, the daughter of the local grocery shop, who, for her part, likes Shigeru since he once cared for her in a critical situation, while they were kids. When Shigeru learns that his shy friend doesn’t dare to talk to Hitomi, he decides to help him, asking Hitomi to go out with Shinji. But when Hitomi admits her love for him, Shigeru’s youthful hormones are beginning to run wild, with a disastrous outcome.