---
title: 'Café Lumière (2004)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Hou Hsiao-Hsien'
released: '2004-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 103
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/cafe-lumiere-2004'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0412596/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Café Lumière (2004)

2004 · 103 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 珈琲時光

## Synopsis

Café Lumière  is a 2003 Japanese film directed by Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-hsien for Shochiku as homage to Yasujirō Ozu, with direct reference to the late director's Tokyo Story (1953). It premiered at a festival commemorating the centenary of Ozu's birth. It was nominated for Golden Lion at the 2004 Venice Film Festival.
The film, with an all-Japanese cast, is set in Tokyo, where it was shot.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Hou Hsiao-Hsien](https://cinepixo.com/people/hou-hsiao-hsien)
- **Screenplay:** [Hou Hsiao-Hsien](https://cinepixo.com/people/hou-hsiao-hsien)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Yōsui Inoue](https://cinepixo.com/people/yosui-inoue)
- **Director of Photography:** [Mark Lee Ping Bin](https://cinepixo.com/people/mark-lee-ping-bin)

## Cast

- [Yō Hitoto](https://cinepixo.com/people/yo-hitoto)
- [Kimiko Yo](https://cinepixo.com/people/kimiko-yo)
- [Tadanobu Asano](https://cinepixo.com/people/tadanobu-asano)
- [Masato Hagiwara](https://cinepixo.com/people/masato-hagiwara)
- [Nenji Kobayashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/nenji-kobayashi)

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