Zero Focus

For the 2009 film, see Zero Focus (2009 film).

Zero Focus
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Directed by	Yoshitaro Nomura
Produced by	Shiro Kido
Written by	Shinobu Hashimoto Yoji Yamada Seicho Matsumoto (novel)
Starring	Yoshiko Kuga
Music by	Yasushi Akutagawa
Cinematography	Takashi Kawamata
Release dates	March 19, 1961 (1961-03-19)
Running time	95 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese

Zero Focus (ゼロの焦点, Zero no shōten) is a 1961 Japanese mystery film directed by Yoshitaro Nomura and is based on a novel by Seicho Matsumoto.

Plot

One week into newlywed Teiko Uhara's marriage, her husband, Kenichi, leaves on a short business trip and doesn't return. Teiko travels across Japan to search for him, and along the way discovers some surprising facts about her husband's past. With only a pair of old photographs among his belongings to go off of, Teiko tries to figure out what has happened to him.

Cast

• Yoshiko Kuga as Teiko Uhara
• Hizuru Takachiho as Sachiko Murota / Emmy
• Ineko Arima as Hisako Tanuma
• Koji Nambara as Kenichi Uhara
• Kō Nishimura as Sotaro Uhara
• Yoshi Kato as Mr. Murota
• Sadako Sawamura as Sotaro's wife
• Takanobu Hozumi as Mr. Honda

Awards

• Won the 1962 Blue Ribbon Awards for Best Supporting Actress (Hizuru Takachiho)

Remake

A remake directed by Inudō Isshin with Ryōko Hirosue as Teiko Uhara was released in 2009.

External links

• Zero Focus at IMDb
• Zero Focus at Rotten Tomatoes
• Zero Focus at AllMovie
• Zero Focus (Japanese) at the Japanese Movie Database