His Motorbike, Her Island

His Motorbike, Her Island
Theatrical release poster
彼のオートバイ、彼女の島
Directed byNobuhiko Obayashi
Screenplay byIkuo Sekimoto
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyYoshitaka Sakamoto
Edited byNobuhiko Obayashi
Music byNaoshi Miyazaki
Production
company
Release date
  • 1986 (1986)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese

His Motorbike, Her Island (彼のオートバイ、彼女の島, Kare no ōtobai, kanojo no shima) is a 1986 Japanese romance film directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, based on a 1977 novel by Yoshio Kataoka. Produced by Kadokawa Haruki Jimusho, the film stars Kiwako Harada, Riki Takeuchi, Noriko Watanabe and Tomokazu Miura. Takeuchi, in his acting debut, plays a motorbike enthusiast who falls in love with a young woman (Harada) after teaching her how to ride. The film frequently switches between black-and-white and color photography.

His Motorbike, Her Island won three awards at the 8th Yokohama Film Festival, including Best Supporting Actress for Watanabe and 3rd Best Film.