The Yellow Handkerchief (1977 film)

The Yellow Handkerchief
Theatrical poster to The Yellow Handkerchief (1977)
Directed byYoji Yamada[1]
Written byYoshitaka Asama [ja] & Yoji Yamada
StarringKen Takakura
CinematographyTetsuo Takaha
Edited byIwao Ishii
Music byMasaru Sato
Distributed byShochiku
Release date
  • October 1, 1977 (1977-10-01)
Running time
108 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

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]

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ "Awards for Shiawase no kiiroi hankachi (1977)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
  3. ^ "The Post column that sparked 'The Yellow Handkerchief'". New York Post. 26 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2014.