Summary
On the third anniversary of a cult's failed chemical attack on Tokyo and their subsequent mass suicide, family members of those affected gather at the cult's former base on the shores of a lake to observe the anniversary of their loved ones' deaths.
Good for
- Friends night
- Comfort watch
- Thought-provoking
Skip it if
- You need an uplifting mood
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
Not streaming in United States. Where it is:
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Critics and audiences agree
Critics 69Audiences 71GoodWatch 61
Tomatometer80%
Metascore58
Audience score74%
IMDb6.8
Running time
2 h 12 min
Longer than most dramas, +23 min on the typical 109
typical 109132Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 1 country
Released
2001
May 26, 2001
25 years ago
Genre
DramaLanguage
Japanese
Original language
Made in
- Japan
Rated
No age rating yet.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesIntense
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsFriends NightSolo WatchComfort WatchThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
and 10 more13 people
- Arata IuraAtsushi Mizuhara
- Yusuke IseyaMasaru Enoki
- Susumu TerajimaMinoru Kai
- Yui NatsukawaKiyoka Yamamoto
- Tadanobu AsanoSakata
- Azusa TakehanaAzusa
- Kenichi EndoTamaki Yamamoto
- Seminosuke MurasugiMiyamura
Baijaku NakamuraDetective Kikuma
RyoYuko
Kanji TsudaMasaru's Elder Brother
Yorie YamashitaMinoru's ex-wife
Ikuji NakamuraReal Boss
Directing · 1
- Hirokazu Kore-eda Director, Writer, Editor
Production · 3
- Akira Saito Executive Producer
- Yutaka Shigenobu Executive Producer
- Masayuki Akieda Producer
Camera · 1
- Yutaka Yamazaki Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Eiji Mori Sound
Art · 2
- Keiko Mitsumatsu Production Design
- Toshihiro Isomi Art Direction
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