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Released 9 years ago.
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Lear on the Shore
2017 1h 45m JA
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6.4
MID
★6.4TMDB · 10
Drama
Synopsis
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Chokichi Kuwahata was once a leading actor, but he is ravaged by dementia and old age now. His daughter and the men in her life go against his wishes and place him in a retirement home. He slips away one day and meets another offspring from a different union.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Tatsuya Nakadai
Kuwahata Chokichi
Hiroshi Abe
Yukio
Haru Kuroki
Nobuko
Mieko Harada
Yukiko
Kaoru Kobayashi
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Masahiro Kobayashi
- Writers
- Masahiro Kobayashi
- Languages
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts 🍿
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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Masahiro Kobayashi, shot by Chigi Kanbe. 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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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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CAST
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Tatsuya Nakadai and Hiroshi Abe and Haru Kuroki carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt6393026 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Masahiro Kobayashi directs. Chigi Kanbe behind the camera. Junpei Sakuma scores. Naoki Kaneko cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 9 years ago.
- 2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 3Directed by Masahiro Kobayashi, shot by Chigi Kanbe. 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.
- 6Tatsuya Nakadai and Hiroshi Abe and Haru Kuroki carry the top of the cast.
- 7IMDB entry: tt6393026 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Chigi Kanbe
- Original score
- Junpei Sakuma
- Editing
- Naoki Kaneko
- Production design
- Takayuki Suzuki
- Costume design
- Kazuko Kurosawa
- Makeup / hair
- Naoko Koizumi
- Runtime
- 105 min · 1h 45m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- JA
Also by
Masahiro Kobayashi
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
Monkey Town Productions
JP
Key crew
- Associate ProducerNick Uemura
- Makeup ArtistNaoko Koizumi
- SoundHajime Komiya
- Executive ProducerShigemichi Sugita
- MusicianMatthias Strings
- Sound Effects EditorKeisuke Shibuya
- ProducerTomoyuki Miyagawa
- Costume DesignKazuko Kurosawa
- Assistant DirectorKazuhiko Ishida
- EditorNaoki Kaneko
- ProducerMasahiro Kobayashi
- Production ManagerMasatoshi Tanase
- Production DesignTakayuki Suzuki
- Associate ProducerYoko Tsukada
- CostumerMitsuru Otsuka
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical2017-06-03
Also known as
International titles
- Umibe no LearJP
- Lear on the ShoreUS
- Umibe no RiaJP
