A suicidal American befriends a Japanese man lost in a forest near Mt. Fuji and the two search for a way out.A suicidal American befriends a Japanese man lost in a forest near Mt. Fuji and the two search for a way out.A suicidal American befriends a Japanese man lost in a forest near Mt. Fuji and the two search for a way out.
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Yûsuke Tozawa
- Man on Train
- (as Yusuke Tozawa)
Abe Lee Tsunenori
- Taxi Driver
- (as Tsunenori Lee Abe)
Joe Girard
- Man at Convenience Store
- (as Joseph Girard)
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- TriviaAokigahara Forest near Mount Fuji in Japan, otherwise known as the "suicide forest" sees an average of 3 suicides a week. It is also said to be haunted by multiple "Yurei" - Japanese ghosts who are angry at their own deaths. This premise was previously explored in the short film Shawn4Ever (2012).
- GoofsWhen Arthur is shown on the airplane, he has the orchid with him and then again when he arrives home (he is shown setting the potted flower down). An agricultural item such as this would have to go through quarantine and he would never just take it home.
- Quotes
Takumi Nakamura: You must know, this forest is very powerful.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Sea of Trees: A Story of Beauty and Tragedy (2016)
- SoundtracksUma Prece (A Prayer)
Written by Luiz Bonfá (as Luiz Bonfa)
Performed by Luiz Bonfá (as Luiz Bonfa)
From the recording entitled Solo in Rio 1959, SFW40483
Courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, (p) (c) 2005
Used by permission
(c) Irmãos Vitale SA Indústria e Comércio. Administered by Peer International Corporation.
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Saw it in a sneak preview screening.
After seeing the horrible "The Forest" i was a bit reluctant to see another movie about the suicide forest, but was surprised that this movie deals with different themes.
I watched the movie because i wanted to watch a movie, and in that i found a lot of enjoyment. The movie had some good pacing and it deals with basically a present and past storyline entwined and both are interesting enough to have you go "no wait, i want to know how it continues" with every switch.
The acting was good, the story was perhaps a bit on the "cliché" side near the end, but in all satisfying. I have to mention the cinematography, because there are some beautiful shots in there, sometimes it felt so strange when shots where done without a steady cam but in ends up feeling more "organic" in the end.
So if you want to watch a nice story driven film, give it a shot.
After seeing the horrible "The Forest" i was a bit reluctant to see another movie about the suicide forest, but was surprised that this movie deals with different themes.
I watched the movie because i wanted to watch a movie, and in that i found a lot of enjoyment. The movie had some good pacing and it deals with basically a present and past storyline entwined and both are interesting enough to have you go "no wait, i want to know how it continues" with every switch.
The acting was good, the story was perhaps a bit on the "cliché" side near the end, but in all satisfying. I have to mention the cinematography, because there are some beautiful shots in there, sometimes it felt so strange when shots where done without a steady cam but in ends up feeling more "organic" in the end.
So if you want to watch a nice story driven film, give it a shot.
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- hcamiel
- Apr 28, 2016
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- Море дерев
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- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $20,444
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,877
- Aug 28, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $906,995
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
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- 2.35 : 1
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