Dearest – Anata e (2012)

Profile

• Movie: Dearest (English title)
• Romaji: Anata e
• Japanese: あなたへ

• Director: Yasuo Furuhata
• Assistant Director: Toshimasa Miyamura
• Writer: Seichi Ichiko, Takeshi Aoshima, Yasuo Furuhata
• Producer: Minami Ichikawa
• Cinematographer: Junichiro Hayashi
• Release Date: August 25, 2012
• Runtime: 111 min.
• Genre: Drama / Elderly / Road / Award Winning
• Production Company: Toho
• Distributor: Toho
• Language: Japanese
• Country: Japan

Synopsis

Eiji (Ken Takakura) works as a prison officer in Hokuriku. At the age of 53 Eiji loses his wife who he loved the most. Eiji then receives a letter from his dead wife which requests that her ashes be spread by in the sea next to her hometown. Her wife never mentioned such a thing while she was alive. In order to find out her real intentions, Eiji heads to his wife’s hometown of Nagasaki with his homemade camper van.