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Movie: Dearest (English title)
Romaji: Anata e
Japanese: あなたへ
Director: Yasuo Furuhata
Assistant Director: Toshimasa Miyamura
Writer: Seichi Ichiko, Takeshi Aoshima, Yasuo Furuhata
Producer: Minami Ichikawa
Cinematographer: Junichiro Hayashi
Release Date: August 25, 2012
Runtime: 111 min.
Genre: Drama / Elderly / Road / Award Winning
Production Company: Toho
Distributor: Toho
Language: Japanese
Country: Japan

Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki Staff ©

Eiji (Ken Takakura) works as a prison officer in Hokuriku. At the age of 53 Eiji loses his wife who he loved the most. Eiji then receives a letter from his dead wife which requests that her ashes be spread by in the sea next to her hometown. Her wife never mentioned such a thing while she was alive. In order to find out her real intentions, Eiji heads to his wife's hometown of Nagasaki with his homemade camper van.

Cast



Ken Takakura	Yuko Tanaka	Koichi Sato	Tsuyoshi Kusanagi	Kimiko Yo
Eiji Shimakura	Yoko Shimakura	Shinichi Nabara	Yuji Tamiya	Taeko Hamasaki



Haruka Ayase	Takahiro Miura	Hideji Otaki	Kyozo Nagatsuka	Mieko Harada
Naoko Hamasaki	Takuya Oura	Goro Oura	Kazuo Tsukamoto	Kumiko Tsukamoto



Tadanobu Asano	Takeshi Kitano
cop	Teruo Sugino

Additional Cast Members:

Takashi Okamura - okonomiyaki (pancakes) customer
Makoto Ashikawa

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Film Festivals

2012 (36th) Montreal World Film Festival - August 23-September 03, 2012 - World Competition
2012 (32nd) Hawaii International Film Festival - October 11-21, 2012 - Spotlight on Japan *Hawaii Premiere
2013 (16th) Shanghai International Film Festival - June 15-23, 2013 - Global Village - Japan Film Week
2013 (7th) JAPAN CUTS - July 11-21, 2013
2013 (10th) Japanese Film Festival (Kuala Lumpur) - September 12-17, 2013

Awards

2012 (37th) Hochi Film Awards - December, 2012
- Best Actor (Ken Takakura)
2013 (36th) Japan Academy Prize - March 8, 2013
- Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role (Hideji Otaki)
- Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role (Kimiko Yo)

Comments

Cyborg009 Apr 05 2014 11:28 pm Great movie.

Gerhsa Aug 07 2013 6:58 pm Another japanese movie with very slow pace. Really like the way its director presented the story, this is the film that a lot of people could take abundant lessons from.

leanbinh Jul 23 2013 8:20 pm It is a very interesting film. I learn a lot about Japanese characteristics and culture... Leanbinh

charles khoo Jun 28 2013 11:24 pm A tour de force. One of the best movies I have watched - an intricately layered and nuanced piece of art.

TAN EP Jan 24 2013 8:58 am Ken Takakura.... what an actor... Ken's film always inspired me.... what a wonderful love story...

He has become a Legend in Asia film industry... the younger actor and actress should feel privilege and honour to act along side Ken, Yuko Tanaka, Hideji Otaki and Mieko Harada.

BHL Jan 21 2013 9:45 pm Best international films I have watched for years ! to ALL

Theme, culture, sociology, Photography Acting are all SUPERLATIVE ! Bravo !

Congratulations

julian ungar-sargon Jan 02 2013 2:11 am great film, sensitive and inspired by a great poet. so rarely classic in nature and forcing the viewer to tone down and slow down in a hectic world.

i was weeping over the sensitivity of the relationship between husband and wife and the un-said moments of intimacy.

it was a humble movie and allowed the audience to fill in the gaps.

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