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A young Japanese woman named Yoko finds her cautious and insular nature tested when she travels to Uzbekistan to shoot the latest episode of her travel variety show.


Relatives gather from afar in wintery Ashibetsu upon the death of patriarch Mitsuo. A mysterious woman named Nobuko suddenly shows up. Her appearance gradually exposes wartime secrets and Mitsuo's unknown past.

Tōru Shinagawa
Mitsuo

Takako Tokiwa
Nobuko

Yumi Adachi
Ayano

Takao Itō
Kunio Ohno

Saki Terashima
Kanna Suzuki

Hirona Yamazaki
Kasane Suzuki

Natsuki Harada
Ryoko Takahashi

Yutaka Matsushige
Haruhiko Suzuki

Shunsuke Kubozuka
Akihito Suzuki

Tomoka Shibayama
Setsuko Suzuki
Seven Weeks is a drama film released in 2014. Directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi, it stars Tōru Shinagawa, Takako Tokiwa, Yumi Adachi. Relatives gather from afar in wintery Ashibetsu upon the death of patriarch Mitsuo. A mysterious woman named Nobuko suddenly shows up. Her appearance gradually exposes wartime secrets and Mitsuo's unknown past.
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