The Land of Hope (2012)
Overview
An old couple, their only son, the son's wife, a young man and his lover live peacefully in a village. Then, a terrifying earthquake strikes that causes a nearby nuclear station to explode. The residents must evacuate, but the family lives on a farm, with only half of the area designated as an evacuation area.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | ja |
| Popularity | 3.455 |
Directed By
Sion Sono
Crew
Sion Sono
Sion Sono
Shigenori Miki
Shinichi Matsukuma
Satoshi Yoshida
Junichi Ito
TOP CAST
Isao Natsuyagi
Yasuhiko Ono
Naoko Ohtani
Chieko Ono
Jun Murakami
Yoichi Ono
Megumi Kagurazaka
Izumi Ono
Yutaka Shimizu
Mitsuru Suzuki
Hikari Kajiwara
Yoko
Daikichi Sugawara
Shimura
Takashi Yamanaka
Kato
Kenzō Kawarasaki
Gynecologist
Mariko Tsutsui
Meiko Suzuki
Denden
Ken Suzuki
Akira Hamada
Matsuzaki
Gitan Ohtsuru
Police Officer Tanaka
Satoru Matsuo
Police Officer Terayama
Ryotaro Yonemura
Gas Station Attendant
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Mizushima
Yûsuke Iseya
Tanigawa
Toru Tezuka
Host on TV
Sotaro Tanaka
Guest of Talk Event
Hiroshi Honjomaru
Yoichi's Coworker
Motoki Fukami
Yoichi's Coworker
Hiroshi Omori
Yoichi's Coworker
Fusako Urabe
Hiromi
Hajime Inoue
Cop
Keisuke Horibe
G-man on TV
Tetsushi Tanaka
Umibe's Father
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