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The Man from the Sea

The Man from the Sea

The sea gives, and takes away.

20185.81h 47m

Overview

A man is found washed up on a beach in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, suffering from amnesia and speaking in broken Indonesian and Japanese.

Directed by Koji Fukada
Written by Koji Fukada
Produced by Yoshi Kino, Naoko Komuro
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Top Cast

Dean Fujioka

Dean Fujioka

Laut

Mayu Tsuruta

Mayu Tsuruta

Atsuko

Taiga Nakano

Taiga Nakano

Takashi

Junko Abe

Junko Abe

Sashiko

Adipati Dolken

Adipati Dolken

Kris

Sekar Sari

Sekar Sari

Irma

Sha Ine Febriyanti

Sha Ine Febriyanti

Leni

Z

Zainuddin Idris

S

Syaifullah Mansoer

N

Norihisa Tsukamoto

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About The Man from the Sea

The Man from the Sea is a fantasy, drama film released in 2018. Directed by Koji Fukada, it stars Dean Fujioka, Mayu Tsuruta, Taiga Nakano. A man is found washed up on a beach in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, suffering from amnesia and speaking in broken Indonesian and Japanese.

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