His Motorbike, Her Island
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| 彼のオートバイ、彼女の島 | |
| Directed by | Nobuhiko Obayashi |
| Screenplay by | Ikuo Sekimoto |
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| Cinematography | Yoshitaka Sakamoto |
| Edited by | Nobuhiko Obayashi |
| Music by | Naoshi Miyazaki |
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Running time | 90 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
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.