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I Want the Sun

199547mMovieDocumentary

Sho Watanabe, 77, has worked as a lighting technician for many years, longing to work in the film industry. However, when his wife, Tomiko, suddenly developed Alzheimer's disease, he took a video and 16mm camera and began documenting her…

DirectorMakoto Satō
ProducerMayako Sadasue

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Cast · Directed by Makoto Satō

TS
Tomiko Sakamoto
Self
SW
Sho Watanabe
Self

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I Want the Sun — streaming FAQ

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I Want the Sun hasn't started streaming in Australia yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around June 3, 1995. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.