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The Land of Hope (2012)

What's life after a disaster?

Genre : Drama

Runtime : 2H 13M

Director : Sion Sono

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Isao Natsuyagi
Isao Natsuyagi
Yasuhiko Ono
Naoko Ôtani
Naoko Ôtani
Chieko Ono
Jun Murakami
Jun Murakami
Yoichi Ono
Megumi Kagurazaka
Megumi Kagurazaka
Izumi Ono
Yutaka Shimizu
Yutaka Shimizu
Mitsuru Suzuki
Hikari Kajiwara
Hikari Kajiwara
Yoko
Daikichi Sugawara
Daikichi Sugawara
Shimura
Takashi Yamanaka
Takashi Yamanaka
Kato
Kenzō Kawarasaki
Kenzō Kawarasaki
Gynecologist
Mariko Tsutsui
Mariko Tsutsui
Meiko Suzuki
Denden
Denden
Ken Suzuki
Akira Hamada
Akira Hamada
Matsuzaki
Gitan Ohtsuru
Gitan Ohtsuru
Police Officer Tanaka
Satoru Matsuo
Satoru Matsuo
Police Officer Terayama
Ryotaro Yonemura
Ryotaro Yonemura
Gas Station Attendant
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Mizushima
Yûsuke Iseya
Yûsuke Iseya
Tanigawa
Toru Tezuka
Toru Tezuka
Host on TV
Sôtarô Tanaka
Sôtarô Tanaka
Guest of Talk Event
Hiroshi Honjomaru
Hiroshi Honjomaru
Yoichi's Coworker
Motoki Fukami
Motoki Fukami
Yoichi's Coworker
Hiroshi Omori
Hiroshi Omori
Yoichi's Coworker
Fusako Urabe
Fusako Urabe
Hiromi
Hajime Inoue
Hajime Inoue
Cop
Keisuke Horibe
Keisuke Horibe
G-man on TV
Tetsushi Tanaka
Tetsushi Tanaka
Umibe's Father

Crews

Sion Sono
Sion Sono
Writer
Sion Sono
Sion Sono
Director
Junichi Ito
Junichi Ito
Editor
Shigenori Miki
Shigenori Miki
Director of Photography
Shinichi Matsukuma
Shinichi Matsukuma
Lighting Design

Trailers and other movies

THE LAND OF HOPE teaser trailer
Trailer - The Land of Hope directed by Sion Sono
The Land of Hope (希望の国) - OFFICIAL HD TRAILER - Sion Sono's Nuclear Disaster Drama

Posters and backgrounds

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