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How many miles to the sea
©2019 'How Many Miles to the Sea' Production Planning Committee
Notes
The six of them meet to pay a visit to the grave of their friend. The death was caused by the earthquake. Five are friends from high school and one is a younger colleague from the deceased’s company. They start talking freely at their favorite place, and start walking forward for one’s own sake, and for their friend’s sake.
PR Point
This short film on youth focuses on the stories and human drama of the people left behind in the aftermath of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake—and how each person faces the future with renewed vigor with the memories of their loved ones in their heart.
With all of Japan’s 47 prefectures submitting their creative pieces in this year’s Okinawa International Film Festival, it is only fitting that the film of Director Ryuichi Hiroki who produced many masterpieces in the film industry is presented as the finale of the festival. The star-studded Hiroki Squad both cast and staff worked mainly in Yamagata City of Yamagata Prefecture for this film.
CAST
Nahana
Kengo Kora
Sasha Ueda
Ami
Murata Hideaki (TORO SALMON)
Masao Yoshii (INOSHITA YOSHII)
Seiichiro Mizuguchi (SORASHIDO)
Ganji Honbo (SORASHIDO)
Data
| Director | Ryuichi Hiroki |
|---|---|
| Directer's Profile | Hiroki Ryuichi was born 1954 and is from Fukushima Prefecture. In 1982 he debuted as film director with "Seigyaku! - Onna o Abaku" in 1994 he won the Sundance Institute scholarship and went to the US. Upon returning, "800 TWO LAP RUNNERS (1994)" was awarded Excellence Award for Film from the Agency for Cultural Affairs, among others. Recently he directed "Koko wa Taikutsu—Mukaeni Kite (2018)" and "Marmalade Boy (2018)."
Yamagata-The place and the ambiance all seem to be connected to somewhere else. I created this film hoping that everybody who watch this can share a moment of love and peace with people who live there. |
| Production Company | T-artist, THEFOOL |
| Written by | Ryuichi Hiroki |
| Music | Tabito Nanao |
| Country | Japan |
| Year | 2019 |
| Copyright | ©2019 'How Many Miles to the Sea' Production Planning Committee |