The Sound of Waves
2012, Japanese. Directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi & Ko Sakai.
The first part of a trilogy focusing on the northeast Tohoku region, co-directed by Sakai Ko and Hamaguchi Ryusuke. Impromptu interviews were carried out with disaster victims mainly along the Sanriku Coast, which had been ravaged by tsunamis several times prior to the Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011, and makes emotional discoveries within dialogues between close-knit people including families and workmates.
- Runtime
- 2h 22m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 28 July 2012
- Original title
- なみのおと
- Country
- Japan
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The Sound of Waves runs 142 minutes (2h 22m).
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Who directed The Sound of Waves?
The Sound of Waves (2012) was directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Ko Sakai.