Man Walking On Snow

a MASAHIRO KOBAYASHI picture

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Title

Man Walking On Snow

Director

Masahiro Kobayashi

Producer

Masahiro Kobayashi

Nationality

Japan

Year

2001

Duration

103'

Language

Japanese

Format

Ratio

Original Title

Aruku, hito

Synopsis

Synopsis

A young-at-heart widower leads an independent life in a quiet fishing town in northern Japan. He eases his loneliness by walking in the snow and studying the growth of fish at a breeding center. The second anniversary of his wife’s death marks confrontation with and between his two adult sons. Unspoken feelings open up change for brighter days. A unique, quirky and touching drama from the director of Bootleg Film and The Rebirth.

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Festivals
& Awards

Cannes International Film Festival
Un Certain Regard

Chicago International Film Festival

Vesoul Asian Film Festival

Cast & Crew

Ken Ogata
Teruyuki Kagawa
Yasufumi Hayashi
Nene Otsuka
Fusako Urabe
Sayoko Ishii
Writer and Director Masahiro Kobayashi
Producer Masahiro Kobayashi
Cinematographer Nobuyasu Kita
Lighting Masahiro Kimura
Sound Mitsuru Seya
Editor Naoki Kaneko

Releases

Japan

07.09.2002