| The Yellow Handkerchief | |
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:The_Yellow_Handkerchief.jpg) Theatrical poster to The Yellow Handkerchief (1977) | |
| Directed by | Yoji Yamada[1] |
| Written by | Yoshitaka Asama [ja] & Yoji Yamada |
| Starring | Ken Takakura |
| Cinematography | Tetsuo Takaha |
| Edited by | Iwao Ishii |
| Music by | Masaru Sato |
| Distributed by | Shochiku |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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The Yellow Handkerchief (幸福の黄色いハンカチ, Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi, lit. The Yellow Handkerchief of Happiness) is a 1977 Japanese film directed by Yoji Yamada. It was the winner of the first Best Picture award at the Japan Academy Prize.[2] The film was inspired by the American song "Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree," itself based on a column series written by journalist Pete Hamill for the New York Post in 1971.[3]
- ^ Infobox data from 幸福の黄色いハンカチ (in Japanese). Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved 5 May 2009. and Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi (1977) at IMDb
- ^ "Awards for Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi (1977)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
- ^ "The Post column that sparked 'The Yellow Handkerchief'". New York Post. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2014.