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.
Acting
Ken Takakura's face says everything his character cannot.
Cinematography
Japan's coastal roads as meditation on memory and distance.
Writing
The letter's contents withheld until the perfect devastating moment.
Director
Yasuo Furuhata
Ken Takakura
Eiji Shimakura
Yuko Tanaka
Yoko Shimakura
Koichi Sato
Nanbara
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
Yûji Tamiya
Kimiko Yo
Tamiko Hamasaki
Haruka Ayase
Naoko Hamasaki
Takeshi Kitano
Teruo Sugino
Tadanobu Asano
Policeman
Mieko Harada
Kumiko Tsukamoto
Kyōzō Nagatsuka
Kazuo Tsukamoto
Takashi Okamura
Hideji Ōtaki
Gorô Ôura
Takahiro Miura
Takuya Ôura
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ken Takakura's final film role before his death in 2014; he specifically chose this quiet drama over typical yakuza fare.
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