Overview
Kanao, a courtroom portrait artist, observes crimes, scandals and the decline of Japanese values without passing judgement. As he and his wife endure the tragedy of their first child’s death, hope slowly unfolds and their love story flickers to life once again.
Fun facts
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Awards
Won the Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role (2009)
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Music
Music by Akeboshi
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Ryosuke HashiguchiScreenplay
- Original title
- ぐるりのこと。
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 7, 2008
- Original language
- Japanese
- Countries
- Japan
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Cast
Lily FrankyKanao Satou
Tae KimuraShouko Satou
Akira Emotokunimasa Yasuda
Susumu TerajimaKatsutoshi Yoshida
Tamae AndoMasako Yoshida
Ken Mitsuishilawyer
Ryo KaseTsuyoshi Tanaka
Seiichi TanabeThe Chief Justice
Mitsuko BaishoNamiko Yoshida
Yuichi KimuraNatsume Senpai
Rie MinemuraKeiko Ubukata
Yoichi NukumizuHiroto Wakui
Norito Yashima
Minori Terada
Yousuke Saito
Hirofumi Arai
Megumi Yokoyama
Reiko Kataoka
Takashi Yamanaka
Yoji Tanaka
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