Yah Chayka! poster

Yah Chayka!

0.0(0)20081h 10m1

Renowned Japanese poet Shuntaro Tanikawa teams with former "rock chick" Wakako Kaku to craft this pensive love story told almost entirely in still photographs. After steering a suicidal man away from the brink of despair, an astronomical observatory worker teaches him her favorite watchword, "Yah Chakya!" ("I, Seagull"). The phrase had once been spoken by the first female cosmonaut, and was the call-sign for the Soviet spacecraft Vostok. But for this woman, the word has taken on greater meaning; not only is it a greeting, but a secret handshake and a symbol of the universe as well. Upon learning the phrase, the man finally finds the strength to go on living.

Share WhatsApp Telegram
Status
Released
Budget
—
Box office
—
Language
Japanese
  • based on song, poem or rhyme

Top billed cast

Behind the camera

Videos

No extra videos are listed for this title yet.

Release dates

  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereLondon Film Festival15 Oct 2008

Frequently asked questions

Yah Chayka! was released on 15 October 2008.

Member reviews

Sign in to rate and review. Browsing stays free and open.

Sign in

Member comments

0

Sign in to post a comment. Browsing stays free and open.

Sign in

More like this