Yah Chayka!

Synopsis

Renowned Japanese poet Shuntaro Tanikawa teams with former "rock chick" Wakako Kaku to craft this pensive love story told almost entirely in still photographs. After steering a suicidal man away from the brink of despair, an astronomical observatory worker teaches him her favorite watchword, "Yah Chakya!" ("I, Seagull"). The phrase had once been spoken by the first female cosmonaut, and was the call-sign for the Soviet spacecraft Vostok. But for this woman, the word has taken on greater meaning; not only is it a greeting, but a secret handshake and a symbol of the universe as well. Upon learning the phrase, the man finally finds the strength to go on living.

Main Cast

Teruyuki Kagawa

Age : N/A | Popularity : 68%

Machiko Ono

Age : N/A | Popularity : 79%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Kaku Wakako Shuntaro Tanikawa
Production	Producer	Motohiro Hatanaka Nakamura Makoto
Writing	Writer	Kaku Wakako Shuntaro Tanikawa
Sound	Music	Maruo Megumi
Crew	Cinematography	Shuto Mikio
Department	Role	Name

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