Journey to the Shore

2015 2h 8m JA

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 73

DramaFantasyRomance

Synopsis

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Mizuki's husband Yusuke has been missing for three years. He suddenly comes back home as a ghost and asks Mizuki to go on a trip with him. Their trip consists of visiting the people that helped Yusuke on his previous travel.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Eri Fukatsu
Mizuki
Tadanobu Asano
Yusuke
Masao Komatsu
Shimakage
Nozomi Muraoka
Fujie
Tetsuya Chiba
Jinnai
Kaoru Okunuki
Kaoru Hoshiya
Masaaki Akahori
Takashi
Yumiko Ise
Shiori's Mother

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Writers: Kiyoshi Kurosawa, Takashi Ujita
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, shot by Akiko Ashizawa. 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 Yoshihide Otomo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Tsuyoshi Imai 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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Eri Fukatsu and Tadanobu Asano and Masao Komatsu carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt4173478 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 73 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kiyoshi Kurosawa directs. Akiko Ashizawa behind the camera. Yoshihide Otomo scores. Tsuyoshi Imai cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 11 years ago.
2Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, shot by Akiko Ashizawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Yoshihide Otomo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Tsuyoshi Imai shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Eri Fukatsu and Tadanobu Asano and Masao Komatsu carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt4173478 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 73 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.