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Journey to the Shore

Journey to the Shore

Drama · Fantasy · Romance · 2015

Mizuki's husband Yusuke has been missing for three years. He suddenly comes back home as a ghost and asks Mizuki to go on a trip with him. Their trip consists of visiting the people that helped Yusuke on his previous travel.

Movie details

Journey to the Shore

2015 Drama · Fantasy · Romance 2h 8m

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TMDB

6.5 / 10

Community rating

Mizuki's husband Yusuke has been missing for three years. He suddenly comes back home as a ghost and asks Mizuki to go on a trip with him. Their trip consists of visiting the people that helped Yusuke on his previous travel.

CriticWise case file

What this film says about your taste.

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The archetype split

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Written by

Takashi Ujita · Kiyoshi Kurosawa

Eri Fukatsu

Eri Fukatsu

Mizuki

Tadanobu Asano

Tadanobu Asano

Yusuke

Masao Komatsu

Masao Komatsu

Shimakage

Nozomi Muraoka

Nozomi Muraoka

Fujie

Tetsuya Chiba

Tetsuya Chiba

Jinnai

Kaoru Okunuki

Kaoru Okunuki

Kaoru Hoshiya

Masaaki Akahori

Masaaki Akahori

Takashi

Court is in session

Put Journey to the Shore on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Prestige Tourist

“Sincerity is not manipulation.”

The film risks embarrassment to make emotion communal, and that openness is harder than fashionable detachment.

The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist

“The strings are showing.”

Every cue tells you exactly what to feel and when, leaving sentiment to do the work character should have done.