To the Ends of the Earth (2019)

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

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.

slow-burnmelancholiccontemplativelonelygentleslightly awkwardquiet

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)

Trailer

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