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The Water Flows to the Sea

2023 · 123 min

A gentle, rain-soaked slice of life where quiet strangers slowly become something like a family.

Directed by
Tetsu Maeda
Genres
Drama, Romance
Tagline
The reason she stopped falling in love…
Overview
High school student Naotatsu travels to live at his uncle's house. In the pouring rain, he is picked up at the nearest station by a strange adult woman named Sakaki who guides him to an unexpected share house where a life together begins.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Love, identity, found family, coming-of-age
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Directed by
Tetsu Maeda
Genres
Drama, Romance
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    teen
    Form
    None
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror0
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance6
    Tension2
    Darkness3
    Complexity4
    Emotional weight6

    Cast

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    Details

    Genres
    drama, romance
    Directed by
    Tetsu Maeda
    Written by
    Satomi Oshima
    Starring
    Suzu Hirose, Riku Onishi, Kengo Kora, Ami Touma, Junki Tozuka, Masanobu Katsumura, Yukiya Kitamura, Maki Sakai
    Cinematography
    Naoya Ikeda
    Runtime
    123 min
    Country
    Japan
    Languages
    Japanese

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