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  🎥 Film Overview Detail Information Title Our Little Sister (海街diary / Umimachi Diary) Director Hirokazu Kore-eda Genre Drama, Family Release 2015 (Japan) Runtime 128 minutes Main Cast Haruka Ayase (Sachi), Masami Nagasawa (Yoshino), Kaho (Chika), Suzu Hirose (Suzu) Based on Manga by Akimi Yoshida Awards Palme d'Or nominee (Cannes 2015) Language Japanese 📖 Plot Summary Three sisters—Sachi, Yoshino, and Chika—live together in their grandmother's house in Kamakura, a quiet coastal town near Tokyo. Their lives follow a gentle rhythm: work, shared meals, occasional bickering, and the steady presence of the sea. When their estranged father dies, they travel to his funeral and meet Suzu, their 14-year-old half-sister. Despite the complicated history—their father left them years ago for Suzu's mother—the three sisters invite Suzu to live with them. What follows isn't a story of dramatic reconciliation or explosive emotions. Instead,  Our Little Sister  quietly observes how ...

  Sill Walking(2008) - Yokoyama family gathering 🎥 Film Overview Detail Information Title Still Walking (歩いても歩いても / Aruitemo Aruitemo) Director Hirokazu Kore-eda Genre Drama, Family Release June 28, 2008 (Japan) Runtime 114 minutes Main Cast Hiroshi Abe (Ryota), Kirin Kiki (Toshiko), Yui Natsukawa (Yukari), You (Chinami), Yoshio Harada (Kyohei) Cinematography Yutaka Yamazaki Awards Golden Astor for Best Film (Mar del Plata 2008), Asian Film Award for Best Film Rotten Tomatoes 100% (64 reviews) Language Japanese Note Created as a tribute to Kore-eda's late mother 📖 Plot Summary On a summer day, the Yokoyama family gathers at their parents' home to commemorate the fifteenth anniversary of their eldest son Junpei's death. He drowned twelve years ago while saving a stranger—a boy who was attempting suicide. Ryota (Hiroshi Abe), the surviving son, arrives with his new wife Yukari (a widow) and her young son. His sister...