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After the Storm
Why this pick
Like Key of Life, it finds gentle comedy and unexpected warmth in an ordinary man's stalled life, using precise character observation and a quietly restorative emotional rhythm.
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MOVIE2012 2h 8m JPN
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Masato Sakai
桜井武史
Teruyuki Kagawa
コンドウ / 山崎信一郎
Ryoko Hirosue
水嶋香苗
Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
工藤純一
Yôko Moriguchi
井上綾子
Sayuri Oyamada
水嶋翔子
Hana Kino
水嶋京子
Takehiko Ono
水嶋徳治