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Tracing Her Shadow

6.620211h 37mMovieDrama

An old Chinese woman visits Japan to find her missing daughter whom she adopted in post-WWII China. Her granddaughter and a retired Japanese policeman join her search.

DirectorPeng Fei
WriterPeng Fei
ProducersNaomi Kawase·Jia Zhangke

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Cast · Directed by Peng Fei

WYWu Yanshu
Wu Yanshu
JKJun Kunimura
Jun Kunimura
YZYing Ze
Ying Ze
MNMasatoshi Nagase
Masatoshi Nagase

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Tracing Her Shadow hasn't started streaming in Canada yet. Based on the typical 6–8 week theatrical-to-streaming window, we estimate it will arrive around May 7, 2021. This is a prediction, not a confirmed date.