Star Sand 2017
6.6 / 10
Star Sand
In the closing days of World War II, Japanese-American Hiromi, a girl age 16, encounters an American deserter, Bob, and a Japanese soldier, Iwabuchi, living together in a cave on a small island in Okinawa. The two men are deserters from their armies; yet both vow never to harm another human being again. Hiromi looks after the deserters until another soldier appears and the peace of the cave is shattered. It leads to the death of three of them and a fascinating mystery that isn't solved until the present day.
In the closing days of World War II, Japanese-American Hiromi, a girl age 16, encounters an American deserter, Bob, and a Japanese soldier, Iwabuchi, living together in a cave on a small island in Okinawa. The two men are deserters from their armies; yet both vow never to harm another human being again. Hiromi looks after the deserters until another soldier appears and the peace of the cave is shattered. It leads to the death of three of them and a fascinating mystery that isn't solved until the present day.
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... Hiromi Umeno
... Shiho Hosaka
... Takayasu Iwabuchi
... Bob
... Iwabuchi
... Gima
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Release Date:
Aug 04, 2017 (Japan)
Run Time:
1hr 50`
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Original Language:
Japanese
Production Countries:
Japan
Status:
Released
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Star Sand - Star Sand
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Hiromi Umeno
... Shiho Hosaka
... Takayasu Iwabuchi
... Bob
... Iwabuchi
... Gima
... Yoshigami
... Professor Shiroma
... Hiromi (elderly)
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