Our Little Sister = Umimachi Diary

Three sisters, Sachi, Yoshino and Chika, live together in the city of Kamakura, Japan. When their father, absent from the family home for the last fifteen years, dies, they travel to the countryside for his funeral and meet their shy, teenage half sister. Bonding quickly with the orphaned Suzu, they...

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Other Authors: Koreeda, Hirokazu, 1962- (Screenwriter, Film director, Editor of moving image work), Ayase, Haruka, 1985- (Actor), Hirose, Suzu, 1998- (Actor), Nagasawa, Masami, 1987- (Actor), Kaho, 1991- (Actor), Yoshida, Akimi
Format: Videos DVD
Language:Japanese
English
French
Published: Culver City, California : Sony Pictures Classics, [2016]
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Summary:Three sisters, Sachi, Yoshino and Chika, live together in the city of Kamakura, Japan. When their father, absent from the family home for the last fifteen years, dies, they travel to the countryside for his funeral and meet their shy, teenage half sister. Bonding quickly with the orphaned Suzu, they invite her to live with them. Suzu eagerly agrees and a new life of joyful discovery begins for the four siblings.
Item Description:Based on the original graphic novel "Umimachi diary" by Akimi Yoshida.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 2015.
Anamorphic wide screen (1.85:1).
Physical Description:1 videodisc (128 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD.
Audience:MPAA rating: PG; for thematic elements and brief language.
Awards:Award of the Japanese Academy, 2016; Hochi Film Awards, 2015; Mainichi Film Concours, 2015; Nikkan Sports Film Awards, 2013 & 2015; San Sebastián International Film Festival, 2015
Production Credits:Music by Kanno Yoko; director of photography, Takimoto Mikiya;