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Distance

Distance

20016.52h 12m

Overview

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.

Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda
Written by Hirokazu Kore-eda
Produced by Masayuki Akieda
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Top Cast

Arata Iura

Arata Iura

Atsushi Mizuhara

Yūsuke Iseya

Yūsuke Iseya

Masaru Enoki

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Minoru Kai

Yui Natsukawa

Yui Natsukawa

Kiyoka Yamamoto

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

Sakata

Azusa Takehana

Azusa Takehana

Azusa

Kenichi Endo

Kenichi Endo

Tamaki Yamamoto

Seminosuke Murasugi

Seminosuke Murasugi

Miyamura

Baijaku Nakamura

Baijaku Nakamura

Detective Kikuma

Ryo

Ryo

Yuko

Themes & Keywords

lakesadnesscultforestgrief

About Distance

Distance is a drama film released in 2001 exploring themes of lake, sadness, cult, forest, grief. Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda, it stars Arata Iura, Yūsuke Iseya, Susumu Terajima. 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.

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