Cast
Toshio Kashiwagi Itsuko Kishimoto Ikuo Miyake Kikuyo Nishimura Masatomo Yamamoto
Credits
Written by: 
Kazuhiro Sōda
Cinematography: Kazuhiro Sōda
Editing: Kazuhiro Sōda
Produced by: Kazuhiro Sōda
Plot
Soda spends time in a small psychiatric clinic in Okayama, observing patients and the staff who care for them, in a humane documentary.
Sinekatalog’s take
A humane, patient documentary.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (197 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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