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On Summer Sand

81
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1h 42m
Drama
Starring Joe Odagiri · Akari Takaishi · Takako Matsu
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About

In parched Nagasaki, grieving Koura drifts after losing his son. When his sister leaves her daughter in his care, an unexpected life together begins.

Director
Shinya Tamada
Writer
Shinya Tamada
Producers
Masaki Kai, Joe Odagiri, Tatsuya Umemoto
Music
Marihiko Hara
Studio
stylejam, Asmik Ace, BBB, tekkosho, dottedline, PLANET
Original Title
夏の砂の上
Original Language
Japanese
Keywords
grief dysfunctional family based on play or musical coming of age redemption summer separation surrogate father uncle niece relationship based on opera child loss nagasaki, japan emotional healing
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Cast

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J
Joe Odagiri
Osamu Koura
A
Akari Takaishi
Yuko Kawakami
T
Takako Matsu
Keiko Koura
N
Naotaro Moriyama
Kohei Jinno
F
Fumiya Takahashi
Tateyama Kotaro
Y
Yukiko Shinohara
Shigeko Jinno
H
Hikari Mitsushima
Asako Kawakami
K
Ken Mitsuishi
Takanobu Mochida

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