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Ruten no Umi (1990)

Ruten no Umi poster
Original title
流転の海
Directed by
Buichi Saitō
Genre
drama
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h 08m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man drifts through coastal towns in search of meaning after a personal loss. The story follows his quiet encounters with local people and the lingering memories of what he left behind.

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What happens

Ruten no umi (Japanese: 流転の海), also known as Sea of Wandering, is a 1990 Japanese film directed by Buichi Saitō. The lead star is Hisaya Morishige. It is based on Teru Miyamoto`s novel of the same title. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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