Turning Point
女ざかり
Synopsis
A middle-aged journalist looking to make her big break. After working the same beat on the "women's page", Yumiko gets promoted to editorials.
Top Cast
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Sayuri Yoshinaga
Yumiko Minami
Masahiko Tsugawa
Toyosaki
Morio Kazama
Shibukawa
Miki Fujitani
Chie Minami
Ittoku Kishibe
Sakakibara, The Politician
Tadao Takashima
Asaoka
Takehiko Maeda
Hasegawa, The Director
Toshinori Omi
Fujimura, The Prime Minister's Secretary
Tsurutaro Kataoka
Oonuma, The Calligrapher
Hideo Takamatsu
Editorial Writer
Fujio Suga
Sachio Sakai
Mari Shiraki
Hirotaro Honda
Toru Minegishi
Chin Naitô
Kōen Okumura
Shin Yasuda
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Nobuhiko Obayashi
- Screenplay & Story
- Tatsuo Nogami, Yoshinori Watanabe, Nobuhiko Obayashi
- Original Score
- Joe Hisaishi
- Original Title
- 女ざかり
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 58m
- Production Studios
- AMUSE, Shochiku, Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (Nippan) K.K., TV Tokyo
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Tatsuo Nogami, Yoshinori Watanabe, Nobuhiko Obayashi, Saiichi Maruya
Joe Hisaishi
Noritaka Sakamoto
Nobuyoshi Otani, Shigehiro Nakagawa
Department Leadership Roster
Joe Hisaishi
Original Music Composer
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Director
Tatsuo Nogami
Screenplay
Yoshinori Watanabe
Screenplay
Shigehiro Nakagawa
Producer
Noritaka Sakamoto
Director of Photography
Nobuhiko Obayashi
Screenplay
Production Stills & Gallery
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Frequently Asked Questions About Turning Point
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Turning Point about?
A middle-aged journalist looking to make her big break. After working the same beat on the "women's page", Yumiko gets promoted to editorials.
Who directed Turning Point?
Turning Point was directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi.
Who stars in Turning Point?
The principal cast of Turning Point includes Sayuri Yoshinaga, Masahiko Tsugawa, Morio Kazama, Miki Fujitani, Ittoku Kishibe.
When was Turning Point released and how long is it?
Turning Point was released in 1994 with a total runtime of 1h 58m.
Who composed the musical score for Turning Point?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Turning Point was composed by Joe Hisaishi.