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Dearest

Dearest

20126.81h 51m

Overview

The posthumous wish of Eiji's wife is for her ashes to be scattered in the ocean near her hometown. Eiji also learns that his wife letter for him at the post office before she died.

Directed by Yasuo Furuhata
Written by Takeshi Aoshima
Produced by Yoshihiro Sato, Jun'ichi Shindô, Mitsuharu Maeda
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Top Cast

Ken Takakura

Ken Takakura

Eiji Shimakura

Yuko Tanaka

Yuko Tanaka

Yoko Shimakura

Koichi Sato

Koichi Sato

Nanbara

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi

Yûji Tamiya

Kimiko Yo

Kimiko Yo

Tamiko Hamasaki

Haruka Ayase

Haruka Ayase

Naoko Hamasaki

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

Teruo Sugino

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

Policeman

Mieko Harada

Mieko Harada

Kumiko Tsukamoto

Kyōzō Nagatsuka

Kyōzō Nagatsuka

Kazuo Tsukamoto

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Themes & Keywords

testamentlast will and testamentcamper

About Dearest

Dearest is a drama film released in 2012 exploring themes of testament, last will and testament, camper. Directed by Yasuo Furuhata, it stars Ken Takakura, Yuko Tanaka, Koichi Sato. The posthumous wish of Eiji's wife is for her ashes to be scattered in the ocean near her hometown. Eiji also learns that his wife letter for him at the post office before she died.

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