Dear Family

20240 JA

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7.9

BANGER

★7.9TMDB · 8

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Synopsis

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Nobumasa Tsuboi (Yo Oizumi) runs a small factory in a small town. He has a daughter Yoshimi Tsuboi (Riko Fukumoto) who suffers from a congenital heart disease. A doctor tells Nobumasa Tsuboi that his daughter will only live for about 10 more years. Nobumasa Tsuboi is devastated that his daughter won't live past the ago of 20. Nobumasa Tsuboi and his wife Yoko Tsuboi (Miho Kanno) cannot accept the diagnosis. Even though he has no medical knowledge or experience, Nobumasa Tsuboi begins to study about artificial hearts.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Yo Oizumi
Tsuboi Nobumasa
Miho Kanno
Tsuboi Yoko
Riko Fukumoto
Tsuboi Yoshimi
Rina Kawaei
Tsuboi Nami
Miu Arai
Tsuboi Sumi
Shuhei Uesugi
Sasaki Hajime
Eri Tokunaga
Yanagi Reiko
Shinnosuke Mitsushima
Sakurada Jun

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Sho Tsukikawa
Writers: Tamio Hayashi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 2 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Yo Oizumi and Miho Kanno and Riko Fukumoto carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt31735255 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Sho Tsukikawa directs. Junnosuke Hogaki cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 2 years ago.
2Editor Junnosuke Hogaki shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
3Yo Oizumi and Miho Kanno and Riko Fukumoto carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt31735255 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 8 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.