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Aruku, hito

  • 20012001
  • 1h 43m
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6.8/10
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Aruku, hito (2001)
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Scene: Mashike, a city on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. Nobuo Honma is a 63-year-old sake producer. He has lived with Yasuo since his wife died two years ago. Yasuo is his youngest son to... Read allScene: Mashike, a city on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. Nobuo Honma is a 63-year-old sake producer. He has lived with Yasuo since his wife died two years ago. Yasuo is his youngest son to whom he has entrusted his trade. Every day Nobuo goes for a walk which leads him to a fis... Read allScene: Mashike, a city on the Japanese island of Hokkaido. Nobuo Honma is a 63-year-old sake producer. He has lived with Yasuo since his wife died two years ago. Yasuo is his youngest son to whom he has entrusted his trade. Every day Nobuo goes for a walk which leads him to a fish-breeding center, located in the mountains. He fills his loneliness by attentively observ... Read all
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152
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POPULARITY
460,027
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    • Director
      • Masahiro Kobayashi
    • Writer
      • Masahiro Kobayashi
    • Stars
      • Ken Ogata
      • Yasufumi Hayashi
      • Teruyuki Kagawa
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    • Director
      • Masahiro Kobayashi
    • Writer
      • Masahiro Kobayashi
    • Stars
      • Ken Ogata
      • Yasufumi Hayashi
      • Teruyuki Kagawa
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    • 2User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations

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    Ken Ogata
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    • Nobuo Honma
    Yasufumi Hayashi
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    Teruyuki Kagawa
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    • Ryoichi
    Sayoko Ishii
    • Michiko (salmon girl)
    Nene Ohtsuka
    • Nobuko Shimizu
    Fusako Urabe
    • Keiko Noguchi
    • Director
      • Masahiro Kobayashi
    • Writer
      • Masahiro Kobayashi
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    5/10
    Japanese social drama
    An interesting movie at times, but some endless scenes of walking through snow to the same place makes one glad to have the fast forward control.

    Although forced at times the movie held interest during intense and uncomfortable interactions, as well as more romantic ones. It feels like an insight into a culture that often seems opaque. Here we get a glimpse of hidden feelings as well as that opacity that can create the disconnect and dissatisfaction in a society. Here we have the expression of feeling, without filter.

    Does it result in change for the main characters? Perhaps. At least, the veil is withdrawn and clarity is established. Characters now seem to have chosen their path, rather than blindly moving within it, whether by rejection or conformity.
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    • Oct 3, 2017

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    • Release date
      • September 7, 2002 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Man Walking on Snow
    • Production company
      • Monkey Town Productions
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      1 hour 43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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