The Land Of Hope
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- Movie: The Land Of Hope
- Romaji: Kibou no Kuni
- Japanese: 希望の国
- Director: Sion Sono
- Writer:
- Producer:
- Cinematographer:
- Release Date: Fall, 2012
- Runtime:
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
An old couple, their only son, the son's wife, a young man and his lover live peacefully in a village. Then, a terrifying earthquake strikes that causes a nearby nuclear station to explode. The residents must evacuate, but the family lives on a farm, with only half of the area designated as an evacuation area ...
Notes
- Filming began January 13, 2012 and production finishes April, 2012.
- Movie is a co-production primarily between Bitters End and Sion Sono’s agency Dongyu Club. Other companies that are production partners include UK company Third Window Films, Japan’s Pictures Dept., Germany’s Rapid Eye Movies and Taiwan’s Joint Entertainment.[1]
Cast
- Isao Natsuyagi - old couple (man)
- Naoko Otani - old couple (woman)
- Jun Murakami - old couple's son
- Megumi Kagurazaka - wife of old couple's son
- Yutaka Shimizu - young man in neighborhood
- Hikari Kajiwara - lover of young man in neighborhood
- Denden
- Mariko Tsutsui
- Yusuke Iseya
- Mitsuru Fukikoshi
- Fusako Urabe
- Gitan Otsuru
- Satoru Matsuo
- Motoki Fukami
- Shiro Namiki
- Sotaro Tanaka
- Ryotaro Yonemura
- Tetsushi Tanaka
- Toru Tezuka
- Keisuke Horibe
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