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0.5 mm

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Directed by Momoko Ando (安藤桃子)

2014•196 min
Genre
Drama
Topic
Generations
Mood
Tender
Language
Japanese

Synopsis

Sawa Yamagishi worked as a nursing-care helper. The family for an old man asked Sawa to sleep with him, which led her to lose her job. Now, she has nowhere to go. Sawa finds elderly people in trouble and gets involved in their lives. Meeting them, Sawa's own wounds start to heal.

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Selected Awards

Winner

Hochi Film Award

Best Picture (2014)

Winner

Mainichi Film Concours

Best Screenplay (2015)

Winner

Shanghai International Film Festival

Asian New Talent Award - Best Director (2015)

Winner

Yokohama Film Festival

Best Director (2015)

Main Cast

Sakura AndoSakura AndoSawa
Junkichi OrimotoJunkichi OrimotoShozo Kataoka
Toshio SakataToshio SakataShigeru
Masahiko TsugawaMasahiko TsugawaYoshio Makabe
Akira EmotoAkira EmotoTakeshi Sasaki
Mitsuko KusabueMitsuko KusabueShizue Makabe
NTNozomi TsuchiyaMakoto Kataoka
Midori KiuchiMidori KiuchiYukiko Kataoka

Director

Momoko Ando安藤桃子RegionEast AsiaIn archive1 filmHeritageJapanMore→

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