Two in the Amsterdam Rain
1975 film directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara
Two in the Amsterdam Rain (Japanese: 雨のアムステルダム, Hepburn: Ame no Amsterdam) is a 1975 Japanese romantic drama spy thriller directed by Koreyoshi Kurahara and written by Nobuo Yamada. It is a rare example of a Japanese film set in the Netherlands. The plot concerns a Japanese expatriate in Amsterdam who rekindles his connection to an old flame, and the international spy plot that slowly engulfs them.
It stars a multi-national cast, including Kenichi Hagiwara as the protagonist, Keiko Kishi as his femme fatale crush, Rentarō Mikuni as an employee of a rival trading company, and Alain Cuny as the film's overarching antagonist. Toho released the film theatrically on March 21, 1975, in Japan.
Premise
Akira Sakuda (Kenichi Hagiwara) is a Japanese expatriate working in Amsterdam for a small trading company. He spots Ryo (Keiko Kishi), a woman he had a crush on in high school, at the Schiphol Airport, and again in the rainy streets. He approaches her, and they catch up with one another. Akira still has feelings for Ryo, but there is more to her than meets the eye. Slowly but surely, the two become wrapped up in an international conspiracy involving trade disputes, oil and politics.
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