Movie
Departure: From Ashoro
2009 · 112 min
A gentle, bittersweet coming-of-age story about friendship and loss, told with quiet sincerity and a warm sense of place.
- Directed by
- Kazuhisa Imai
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Shunsuke Daitoh, Machiko Ono, Masato Hagiwara
- Overview
- Chiharu Matsuyama, completed his book at the age of 23, and this film depicts his experiences until he made his debut as a singer, such as his encounter and heartbreaking farewell with a local radio director named Kenji Takeda, who helped jumped start his career.—AsianWiki
- How it feels
- Melancholic, earnest and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Ambition, friendship, coming-of-age, grief
- Content
- Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Kazuhisa Imai
- Genres
- Drama
- Starring
- Shunsuke Daitoh, Machiko Ono, Masato Hagiwara
