Haru's Journey

2010 2h 14m JA

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 13

Drama

Synopsis

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Stuck in a fishing village in Hokkaido, Tadao's grand-daughter Haru is desperate to visit Tokyo, a trip Tadao is reluctant to make.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Eri Tokunaga
Haru Nakai
Tatsuya Nakadai
Tadao Nakai
Hideji Ōtaki
Shigeo Kanemoto
Kin Sugai
Keiko Kanemoto
Kaoru Kobayashi
Kinoshita
Yuko Tanaka
Aiko Shimizu
Chikage Awashima
Shigeko Ichikawa
Akira Emoto
Michio Nakai

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Masahiro Kobayashi
Writers: Masahiro Kobayashi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Masahiro Kobayashi, shot by Kenji Takama. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Junpei Sakuma. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Naoki Kaneko shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Eri Tokunaga and Tatsuya Nakadai and Hideji Ōtaki carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1418796 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Masahiro Kobayashi directs. Kenji Takama behind the camera. Junpei Sakuma scores. Naoki Kaneko cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Masahiro Kobayashi, shot by Kenji Takama. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Junpei Sakuma. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Naoki Kaneko shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Eri Tokunaga and Tatsuya Nakadai and Hideji Ōtaki carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1418796 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 13 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.