is a 2005 Japanese film directed by Kankurō Kudō. The film stars several well-known and highly respected Japanese actors. It is based on the manga series Yajikita in Deep by Kotobuki Shiriagari.
The story follows two Edo-era gay men, Yaji Robei (Yaji) and Kita Hachi (Kita), on a pilgrimage to Ise Shrine. It is loosely based on the Tōkaidōchū Hizakurige.
Plot Yaji and Kita are two men who live in Edo. They are deeply in love. Yaji is married to a woman, while Kita is an actor addicted to various drugs.
One day, they receive an advertisement for the Grand Shrine at Ise, and decide to set out on a pilgrimage there, hoping to cure Kita of his drug addiction. They set out on a modern motorcycle but are forced to turn back and walk the Tōkaidō road to Ise, encountering various characters and obstacles along the way.
Cast Yaji: Nagase Tomoya from the band TOKIO Kita: Nakamura Shichinosuke, a well-known kabuki actor Kin-kin: Sadao Abe Ohatsu: Koike Eiko, a Japanese idol Hige no oiran (the bearded courtesan): Suzuki Matsuo King Arthur: Nakamura Kanzaburō, a kabuki actor Bartender: Arata Bartender's wife: Aso Kumiko Spirit of the dead: Arakawa Yoshiyoshi Non-non: Emoto Tasuku Naniwa Hotto: Itsuji Itao Foreman: Iwamatsu Ryō Vendor: Minagawa Sarutoki Landlady: Morishita Aiko Newsdealer: Namase Katsuhisa Tourists: Ogi Hiroaki, Yahagi Ken Samurai: Nao Ōmori Oyuki: Shimizu Yumi Tower Phonographs owner: Shiriagari Kotobuki Kimura Shonoshin : Riki Takeuchi Policeman: Terajima Susumu Fantom Yaji: Tsumabuki Satoshi Old man: Kazuo Umezu Ochin: Yamaguchi Tomomitsu
References
External links official site (written in Japanese)