Hirokazu Kore-edaCast
Makiko Esumi 
Takashi Naito 
Tadanobu Asano
Credits
Written by: Teru Miyamoto
Plot
After her husband's unexplained suicide, a young widow remarries and moves to a fishing village, and tries to understand his death.
Sinekatalog’s take
Hirokazu Kore-eda's debut follows a widow trying to understand her husband's suicide in a fishing village. Quiet, painterly and patient, it is a restrained, haunting meditation on loss.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.5 / 10 (8,790 votes)
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