There Is No Lid on the Sea
2015, Japanese. Directed by Keisuke Toyoshima.
Mari is exhausted by life in the city and opens up a shop selling snow cones in the small town of Nishiizu where she grew up. The simple flavors of her cold desserts soothe the emotional wounds of her customers and Mari comes to terms with herself by spending time with a young woman with a scarred face.
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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There Is No Lid on the Sea is streaming on Rakuten Viki in India.
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- Released
- 18 July 2015
- Original title
- 海のふた
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Hisako Kurosawa
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There Is No Lid on the Sea runs 84 minutes (1h 24m).
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Which OTT platform is There Is No Lid on the Sea on?
There Is No Lid on the Sea is streaming on Rakuten Viki in India. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
What movies are like There Is No Lid on the Sea?
If you liked There Is No Lid on the Sea, try Hungry Hearts, Hurry Sundown, Maborosi.
Who directed There Is No Lid on the Sea?
There Is No Lid on the Sea (2015) was directed by Keisuke Toyoshima and stars Akiko Kikuchi, Azusa Mine, Yūkichi Kobayashi.