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Aru sendo no hanashi

Aru sendo no hanashi

2019Movie⏱️ 2h 17m
Drama
7
IMDB Rating
285 votes

Why does one need a ferryman? One needs a ferryman where there is a body of water and a bridge does not exist. The village high in the hills has a ferryman, but a bridge is in the works. The poor peasant is about to become even mo...

Director
Joe Odagiri
Writers
N/A
Stars
Akira Emoto, Ririka Kawashima, Nijirô Murakami
Release Date
November 12, 2021
Language
Japanese
Country
Japan
🏆 2
Wins
🎯 6
Nominations
💬 2
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

👤
Akira Emoto
as Toichi
👤
Ririka Kawashima
as Fu
Nijirô Murakami
Nijirô Murakami
as Genzo
Masatoshi Nagase
Masatoshi Nagase
as Nihei
👤
Haruomi Hosono
as Nihei's Father
Tsuyoshi Ihara
Tsuyoshi Ihara
Mitsuko Kusabue
Mitsuko Kusabue
Isao Hashizume
Isao Hashizume
Yû Aoi
Yû Aoi
as Onna
👤
Kunihiro Kawashima

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
2.35 : 1
Sound
Dolby Digital
Color
Color
Production
Kinoshita Group

🏷️ Keywords

chickmaidenbrunetteeast asian girlasian girl

🎯 Categories

JapaneseDrama

⭐ Featured Review

mostly good. didn't need to be so long or meandering
by ksf-22023-08-19
6/10

"They say nothing stays the same, which is the english translation of the japanese original. Toichi has been bringing people and their things back and forth across the river for many years. But now, they are building a bridge which will probably put him out of business. One day, toichi rescues a girl, found floating in the river, but she takes a long time to start talking. Meanwhile, he talks things over with his friend nihei. The lesson here seems to be that the ferryman takes the time to listen to the traveler's story, and passes them along to others. Now with the new bridge, the histori..."

💡 Did You Know?

The Canadian DVD includes a bonus short film.

📖 Synopsis

Why does one need a ferryman? One needs a ferryman where there is a body of water and a bridge does not exist. The village high in the hills has a ferryman, but a bridge is in the works. The poor peasant is about to become even mo...