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To the Ends of the Earth (2019)

To the Ends of the Earth poster
Original title
旅のおわり、世界のはじまり
Directed by
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Genre
drama film
Country
Japan
Runtime
2h
Rated
12
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 61 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A Japanese TV reporter travels to Uzbekistan with a small crew to film a travel segment. She struggles with cultural barriers and a sense of isolation as she searches for a meaningful story.

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What happens

To the Ends of the Earth (Japanese: 旅のおわり世界のはじまり, Hepburn: Tabi no Owari Sekai no Hajimari) is a 2019 drama film written and directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. It stars Atsuko Maeda, Shota Sometani, Tokio Emoto, Adiz Rajabov, and Ryo Kase. It was released in Japan on 14 June 2019. It screened as the closing film at the 72nd Locarno Film Festival on 17 August 2019. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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