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Distance

6.620012h 12mMovieDrama

On the third anniversary of a cult's failed chemical attack on Tokyo and their subsequent mass suicide, family members of those affected gather at the cult's former base on the shores of a lake to observe the anniversary of their loved ones' deaths.

DirectorHirokazu Kore-eda
WriterHirokazu Kore-eda
ProducersMasayuki Akieda·Akira Saito

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Distance isn't on any streaming service in United States right now, but it's available in Japan. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast · Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda

AIArata Iura
Arata Iura
Atsushi Mizuhara
YIYusuke Iseya
Yusuke Iseya
Masaru Enoki
STSusumu Terajima
Susumu Terajima
Minoru Kai
YNYui Natsukawa
Yui Natsukawa
Kiyoka Yamamoto
TATadanobu Asano
Tadanobu Asano
Sakata
ATAzusa Takehana
Azusa Takehana
Azusa
KEKenichi Endo
Kenichi Endo
Tamaki Yamamoto
SMSeminosuke Murasugi
Seminosuke Murasugi
Miyamura
BNBaijaku Nakamura
Baijaku Nakamura
Detective Kikuma
RRyo
Ryo
Yuko
KTKanji Tsuda
Kanji Tsuda
Masaru's Elder Brother
YYYorie Yamashita
Yorie Yamashita
Minoru's ex-wife

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