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The Man from the Sea (2018)

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Original title
海を駆ける
Directed by
Kōji Fukada
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 47m
Rated
U
Rating
5.8 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman living on a remote island discovers a stranger who has washed ashore. She takes him in and tries to understand who he is and where he came from.

mysteriouscontemplativegentleatmosphericquietly emotionalsearchingslow-burn

What happens

Le Soupir des vagues (海を駆ける, Umi o kakeru, aussi connu sous le titre de L'Homme qui venait de la mer) est un film japonais réalisé par Kōji Fukada, sorti en 2018 au Japon. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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