The Last Smoker
Adaptation of a short story by Yasutaka Tsutsui. Cantankerous Japanese novelist Haruki, the world's last smoker, is pursued by do-gooders.
Julia Dover's adaptation of a short story by Yasutaka Tsutsui, set in modern-day Japan. Cantankerous novelist Haruki, the world's last smoker, is hounded to a fate worse than death by do-gooders and self-righteous journalists, as they try to eradicate smoking once and for all.
Haruki ...... John Byrne
Haruki's wife ...... Eileen McCallum
Yumi ...... Madeleine Worrall
Kuskabe ...... Stewart Conn
Doctor on the train ...... Madeleine Brolly
Translated by Andrew Driver
Directed by Matt Thompson.
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- Fri 20 Feb 2009 14:15大象传媒 Radio 4
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