Crossroads

2015 1h 43m JA

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6.0

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★6.0TMDB · 1

Drama

Synopsis

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Tatsuru Sawada works as an assistant cameramen. He spends his days just wasting away. To change himself, he joins the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers. At the training camp. he causes trouble. He opposes Kazunari Hamura and frequently breaks the rule at the camp. Tatsuru and Kazunari are then sent to the Philippines with Shiho Nomura . Even in the Philippines, Tatsuru and Kazunari do not get along as well. One day, Tatsuru goes to Baguio to take a picture. There, he meets a boy named Noel and his older sister Angela. He worries about the situation in the Philippines. He feels helpless and goes back to Japan. 8 years later, Tatsuru and Kazunari meet again in the Tōhoku region where the great earthquake and tsunami occurred.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Tao Okamoto
Shiho Nomura
Keiji
Tatsuru Sawada
Dai Watanabe
Kazunari Hamura
Alodia Gosiengfiao
Angela
Kyōzō Nagatsuka
Kenji Sakai
Rumi Sakakibara
Natsuko Sawada

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Junichi Suzuki
Writers: Junichi Suzuki, Masahiro Fukuma
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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Released 11 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Junichi Suzuki, shot by Yuichi Nagata. 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 MOKU. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Tao Okamoto and Keiji and Dai Watanabe carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt5459744 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Junichi Suzuki directs. Yuichi Nagata behind the camera. MOKU scores. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 11 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Junichi Suzuki, shot by Yuichi Nagata. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by MOKU. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Tao Okamoto and Keiji and Dai Watanabe carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt5459744 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.