I Want the Sun
1995, Japanese. Directed by Makoto Satō.
Sho Watanabe, 77, has worked as a lighting technician for many years, longing to work in the film industry. However, when his wife, Tomiko, suddenly developed Alzheimer's disease, he took a video and 16mm camera and began documenting her and the people around her. This film is the result of compiling and editing the vast amount of film he had accumulated in this way.
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- 0h 47m
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- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 15 April 1995
- Original title
- おてんとうさまがほしい
- Country
- Japan
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I Want the Sun runs 47 minutes (0h 47m).
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I Want the Sun isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 April 1995. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
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Who directed I Want the Sun?
I Want the Sun (1995) was directed by Makoto Satō and stars Tomiko Sakamoto, Sho Watanabe.