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Distance

Distance

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Distance

2001

2h 12m

6.5(61 votes)

Drama

Overview

On the third anniversary of a cult's failed chemical attack on Tokyo and their subsequent mass suicide, family members of those affected gather at the cult's former base on the shores of a lake to observe the anniversary of their loved ones' deaths.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Arata Iura

Arata Iura

Atsushi Mizuhara

Yūsuke Iseya

Yūsuke Iseya

Masaru Enoki

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Minoru Kai

Yui Natsukawa

Yui Natsukawa

Kiyoka Yamamoto

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

Sakata

Azusa Takehana

Azusa Takehana

Azusa

Kenichi Endo

Kenichi Endo

Tamaki Yamamoto

Seminosuke Murasugi

Seminosuke Murasugi

Miyamura

Baijaku Nakamura

Baijaku Nakamura

Detective Kikuma

Ryo

Ryo

Yuko

Creative team

Directed by: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Written by: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Produced by: Masayuki Akieda

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