@celeste_writes
A patient, formally daring work — the cinematography lingers on empty rooms longer than most audiences will tolerate, but those who stay are rewarded with the most haunting final act of the year.
Tenmasou is a long-established inn atop a mountain overlooking the sea, in a town called Mitsuse that exists between heaven and earth. The inn is run by Nozomi Tenma, the proprietress. Her younger sister Kanae works as a dolphin trainer. Their mother Keiko is the inn's elder proprietress, who is still resentful of her ex-husband that deserted his wife and family.
Quick Stats
7.3
TMDB Rating
8
Votes
2h 30m
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Key Crew
DirectorRyuhei Kitamura
WriterTsutomu Takahashi
CinematographyKatsumi Yanagijima
ComposerAkihiko Matsumoto
Production DesignAtsushi Sahara
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GENCOToei CompanyTFCThe Asahi Shimbun
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Critics & Reviews
3 featured@jhalberg
I walked in expecting another genre exercise and walked out feeling like I'd been eavesdropping on a confession. The lead performance is genuinely singular — a career-defining turn.
@priya_a
A few too many scenes feel borrowed from a better film, but the soundtrack and the production design carry the rest. Solid recommendation for fans of slow-burn European thrillers.
Cast
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Ogawa Tamae
Mugi Kadowaki
Tenma Kanae
Yuko Oshima
Tenma Nozomi
Kengo Kora
Udo Kazuma
Kasumi Yamaya
Ashizawa Yuna
Riku Hagiwara
Saotome Kaito
Hiroyuki Hirayama
Saotome Katsuzo
Toshiro Yanagiba
Udo Genichi
Masatoshi Nakamura
Takeshi Horai
Yoshiko Mita
Zaizen Reiko
Masatoshi Nagase
Ogawa Kiyoshi
Shinobu Terajima
Tenma Keiko
Ko Shibasaki
Izuko
