Synopsis
Journey to the Shore (岸辺の旅, 2015) is a Japanese drama you can watch online on iFILM — directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa and starring Eri Fukatsu and Tadanobu Asano. The film picked up the Best Director prize at Cannes, in the Un Certain Regard section.
Three years after her husband Yusuke drowned, Mizuki opens the door and he is standing there. Quiet. Almost apologetic. He asks her to travel with him along the route he wandered as a ghost, visiting the people who gave him shelter. Each stop uncovers a piece of his life she never knew existed.
Kurosawa shoots with patience — long shots, few words, silences that last longer than they should. The grief isn't performed; it lives in the way Fukatsu watches Asano across a room, knowing he's already somewhere beyond reach. Watch Journey to the Shore online on iFILM.
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