The film's story poses the possibility that all of humanity, without exception, live in two worlds of existence: the real world and a second world known as "Hemu". Humans live their lives in Hemu when they sleep in the real world. Hidden in each person is another life of which he or she has no recollection of, except for nightmares which are soon forgotten upon waking up. However, there a few rare individuals who are aware of the existence of Hemu and the curious consequences it has on the real world.
Mamoru Miyano
Ayumi Uehara
Daisuke Namikawa
Yuka Hirata
Showtaro Morikubo
Tomokazu Sugita
Yuhko Kaida
Tsuyoshi Koyama
Tomokazu Seki
Miki Nagasawa
Wonderful World is a drama, fantasy film released in 2010. Directed by Daisuke Namikawa, it stars Mamoru Miyano, Ayumi Uehara, Daisuke Namikawa. The film's story poses the possibility that all of humanity, without exception, live in two worlds of existence: the real world and a second world known as "Hemu". Humans live their lives in Hemu when they sleep in the real world. Hidden in each person is another life of which he or she has no recollection of, except for nightmares which are soon forgotten upon waking up. However, there a few rare individuals who are aware of the existence of Hemu and the curious consequences it has on the real world.
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