The Great Passage

Name: Fune wo amu
Genre: Drama
Released: 2013-04-13
Duration: 2 h 14 min
Rating: 7.1
Cast: Ryûhei Matsuda, Aoi Miyazaki, Joe Odagiri

Original title: Fune wo amu

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2h 14min

7.1/10

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Drama

Majime, an eccentric man in publishing company, who has unique ability of words, joins the team that will compile a new dictionary, 'The Great Passage.' In the eclectic team, he becomes imme... Read allMajime, an eccentric man in publishing company, who has unique ability of words, joins the team that will compile a new dictionary, 'The Great Passage.' In the eclectic team, he becomes immersed in the world of dictionaries. But the team is overwhelmed with problems. Will 'The Gr... Read allMajime, an eccentric man in publishing company, who has unique ability of words, joins the team that will compile a new dictionary, 'The Great Passage.' In the eclectic team, he becomes immersed in the world of dictionaries. But the team is overwhelmed with problems. Will 'The Great Passage' ever be completed?

7.1/10

2.4K

Director
- Yûya Ishii
Writers
- Shiwon Miura(based on the novel by)
- Kensaku Watanabe(screenplay)
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Awards
- 16 wins & 16 nominations

Chizuru Ikewaki, Hiroko Isayama, Gô Katô, Kaoru Kobayashi, Ryûhei Matsuda, Aoi Miyazaki, Joe Odagiri, Shingo Tsurumi, Misako Watanabe, Kaoru Yachigusa, and Haru Kuroki in Fune wo amu (2013)

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Director
- Yûya Ishii
Writers
- Shiwon Miura(based on the novel by)
- Kensaku Watanabe(screenplay)
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Majime, an eccentric man in publishing company, who has unique ability of words, joins the team that will compile a new dictionary, 'The Great Passage.' In the eclectic team, he becomes immersed in the world of dictionaries. But the team is overwhelmed with problems. Will 'The Great Passage' ever be completed? —Nuno Ferreira

Genre
- Drama
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Trivia
Official submission of Japan to the Oscars 2014 best foreign language film category.

Connections
Remade as The Great Passage (2016)

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10/10

my favorite movie

This is one of my favorite movies. The story is about that a man, Majime, completes new dictionary. Majime moves to an editing dictionary office in publish company. He is quiet and not good at communicating with others, but he is attracted by editing a dictionary. Therefore, he can get along with other editors at the same office. Then, he becomes expressive. I didn't know that it takes many years to complete one dictionary and how to make a dictionary until I watched this movie. It is very hard. The last scene so moving that I'm smiling instinctively. Also, Majime lodges at Take's house. He loves a daughter of Take, Kaguya. At first, Majime can't convey the feeling to her, but they gradually become friends. I like the mood between them. They can understand each other in spite of a little word. It is an ideal and so nice.

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