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Our Little Sister
Why this pick
Like Namiya, it finds quiet redemption in people carrying old wounds, using a gentle, unhurried rhythm and an interwoven sense of how small kindnesses reshape a community.
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MOVIE2017 2h 9m JPN
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In 2012, Atsuya and his 2 childhood friends do something bad and run into an old general store. They decide to stay there until the morning. Late into the night, Atsuya sees a letter in the mailbox. The letter is addressed to the Namiya General Store and the letter was written by someone to consult about worries. Incredibly, the letter was written 32 years ago. The mailbox is somehow connected to the year 1980. Atsuya and his friends decide to write a reply and place their letter in the mailbox.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Ryosuke Yamada
Atsuya
Machiko Ono
Harumi Tamura
Toshiyuki Nishida
Yuuji Namiya
Nijiro Murakami
Shota Kobayashi
Kanichiro Sato
Kohei
Kento Hayashi
Katsuro Matsuoka
Riko Narumi
Akiko Minazuki
Mugi Kadowaki
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