is a 2013 Japanese

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directed by Yōji Yamada. It is a remake of the Japanese film ''

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''.

Plot

The film is set in

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and Ōsakikamijima, Hiroshima.

Cast

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as Shukichi Hirayama *

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as Tomiko Hirayama *

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as Koichi * Tomoko Nakajima as Shigeko *

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as Shoji *

Yui Natsukawa is a Japanese actress. She co-starred with Hiroshi Abe in the 2006 Japanese drama '' Kekkon Dekinai Otoko'' and in Hirokazu Kore-eda's 2008 film '' Still Walking''. Filmography Film * ''Sora ga Konnani Aoi Wake ga Nai'' (1993) - Kaoru Aoki * ' ...

as Fumiko *

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as Noriko Mamiya * Ryuichiro Shibata as Minoru * Ayumu Maruyama as Isamu * Narumi Kayashima as Kyoko Hattori *

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as Sanpei Numata *

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as Kayo

Reception

The film grossed ¥1.56 billion (

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15.2 million) at the Japanese box office. ''

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gave the film a rating of 4 out of 10.

References

External links

* 2013 drama films 2013 films Films scored by Joe Hisaishi Films directed by Yoji Yamada Remakes of Japanese films Films set in Tokyo Japanese drama films Shochiku films Films with screenplays by Yôji Yamada Yasujirō Ozu 2010s Japanese films 2010s Japanese-language films {{2010s-Japan-film-stub