Three sisters who live in their grandmother's home invite their thirteen-year-old half sister, whom they have just met, to join them.Three sisters who live in their grandmother's home invite their thirteen-year-old half sister, whom they have just met, to join them.Three sisters who live in their grandmother's home invite their thirteen-year-old half sister, whom they have just met, to join them.
- Awards
- 16 wins & 24 nominations
Ryohei Suzuki
- Dr. Yasuyuki Inoue
- (as Ryôhei Suzuki)
Oshiro Maeda
- Fûta Ozaki
- (as Ohshiroh Maeda)
- Director
- Writers
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaBefore they shot the movie, four actresses spent a day at the house together to get familiarized with the layout of the house and get comfortable with each other. They cleaned the house, weeded the garden, cooked meals and ate together. They also fixed the shoji screen, which Koreeda liked it so much that he incorporated the scene in the movie.
- GoofsWhen the four sisters are having their lunch with Chika's boyfriend at their house, in the interior shot looking outward, all the noodles on the main plate have been eaten.
In the next scene, an exterior scene looking inward to the house, Sachi reaches down and takes the plate away but Chika reaches up and takes several noodles off the plate with her chopsticks.
- Quotes
Sachi Kôda: I want you to stay forever.
Suzu Asano: I want to stay forever.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Il était une fois...: Une affaire de famille (2021)
Featured review
Such a beautiful film
Ah, such a beautiful film. Just saw it at the Dublin Film Festival, picked it somewhat at random, and did not regret it at all. If you want to have a break from all the noise around and want some peace and quite then this is the film to watch. There isn't much action here, just 3+1 sisters living their day by day lives. Although, the lives are not at all empty, you will find that there is quite a bit of love and pain, decisions big and small, regrets and forgiveness, but they are all expressed in rather subtle tones. And despite anything, you keep feeling that things are getting better and people are growing together rather than falling apart. Such a feel good movie. And, although it is set up in modern times, there is a good measure of tranquility of old Japan mixed in. Small town, old house, veranda into the garden, plum tree, and of course sakura. So all people and events are intertwined with beauty that is around us. Cinematography and acting are flawless. You just completely immerse into the film and are surprised when it stops. And of course, if you've ever been to Japan, there will be many moments that will bring good memories of this incredible place and culture.
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- pnck71
- Feb 21, 2016
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Kamakura Diary
- Filming locations
- Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan(town where the three sisters live)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $467,555
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $25,118
- Jul 10, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $15,946,109
- Runtime2 hours 7 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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