Completed - JAPANESE - Drama - 124 minutes
For 19 years, Dr. Kensuke Coto has been the only doctor on Shinika Island. Since marrying nurse Ayaka and about to welcome his first child, Coto lives a happy and peaceful existence. But an ageing community and depopulation is causing change and those changes slowly creep into Coto’s life.
Year of production : 2022 Director(s) : Isamu NAKAE Cast : Hidetaka YOSHIOKA, Ko SHIBASAKI
For 19 years, Dr. Kensuke Coto (Yoshikoka) has been the only doctor on the beautiful, but isolated, Shinika Island. Over the years, the islanders have come to trust Coto, and Coto has come to trust them. Since marrying nurse Ayaka Hoshino (Shibasaki), who is now expecting their first child, the humble doctor lives a happy and peaceful life.But like many rural areas in Japan, Shikina Island is experiencing an ageing community and depopulation. The blue sea, the horizon, the sounds of the waves and the stars in the night sky remain the same, but the island itself is changing little by little. And those changes are slowly creeping into Coto’s peaceful existence…
Country(ies) : JAPAN