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The Tale of Iya

Original title: Iya monogatari: Oku no hito
  • 2013
  • 2h 49m
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
393
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Rina Takeda in The Tale of Iya (2013)
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As a tunnel construction project threatens the natural order of one of Japan's last untouched regions, an old man and his granddaughter Haruna's humble lifestyle begins to influence the outl... Read allAs a tunnel construction project threatens the natural order of one of Japan's last untouched regions, an old man and his granddaughter Haruna's humble lifestyle begins to influence the outlook of a man from Tokyo.As a tunnel construction project threatens the natural order of one of Japan's last untouched regions, an old man and his granddaughter Haruna's humble lifestyle begins to influence the outlook of a man from Tokyo.

  • Director
    • Tetsuichirô Tsuta
  • Writers
    • Tetsuichirô Tsuta
    • Masaya Kawamura
    • Masayuki Ueda
  • Stars
    • Rina Takeda
    • Shima Ônishi
    • Min Tanaka
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    393
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Tetsuichirô Tsuta
    • Writers
      • Tetsuichirô Tsuta
      • Masaya Kawamura
      • Masayuki Ueda
    • Stars
      • Rina Takeda
      • Shima Ônishi
      • Min Tanaka
    • 1User review
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Rina Takeda
    • Haruna
    Shima Ônishi
    • Kudo
    • (as Nobumitsu Ohnishi)
    Min Tanaka
    Min Tanaka
    • Oldman
    Hitoshi Murakami
    • Akira
    Sachi Ishimaru
    • Kotomi
    Christopher Pellegrini
    Christopher Pellegrini
    • Michael
    Keisuke Yamamoto
    • Tamura
    Takahiro Ono
    Takahiro Ono
    • Man
    Reika Miwa
    • Woman
    Ryû Morioka
    • Syuji
    Naomi Kawase
    Naomi Kawase
    • Dr. Amamiya
    Ren Kido
    • Allan
    Shigeru Kimura
    • Boss
    Tomie Nishi
    • Granny
    Yoshiko Taoka
    • Mama
    • (as Keiko Taoka)
    • Director
      • Tetsuichirô Tsuta
    • Writers
      • Tetsuichirô Tsuta
      • Masaya Kawamura
      • Masayuki Ueda
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Toma11

    A very enjoyable movie

    Story is not impressive. I like cinematography very much and atmosphere in the movie. So, overall it is very good movie, definitely better than average Hollywood movie.

    If you love this movie you will probably love "Our Little Sister (2015)". If you ask me I would say that "Our Little Sister" is better.

    This is my first review and I hope it helps. I wrote it just because there was none :)

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    • Trivia
      The village of Nagoro, in, the Iya valley, is home of many lifelike dolls, which can be seen in this movie. They were created by artist Tsukimi Ayano as she came back to her village and saw that the population of her village had declined.

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 15, 2013 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Official site
      • Official Site (Japan)
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Iya monogatari: Oku no hito
    • Filming locations
      • Iya, Tokushima, Japan(Location)
    • Production company
      • Nikoniko Film
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    • Runtime
      • 2h 49m(169 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby SR
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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