Tear Jar
2008, Japanese. Directed by Takahisa Zeze.
A magazine editor loses his wife to cancer and he keeps her ashes in a jar. When he begins dating her sister, he becomes overwhelmed with guilt.
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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- Released
- 21 February 2008
- Original title
- 泪壺
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Yuki Sato
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Tear Jar runs 110 minutes (1h 50m).
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Which OTT platform is Tear Jar on?
Tear Jar isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 21 February 2008. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Tear Jar?
If you liked Tear Jar, try Adopt a Highway, Poor Cow, Holy Lands.
Who directed Tear Jar?
Tear Jar (2008) was directed by Takahisa Zeze and stars Kanako Kojima, Issei Ishida, Aiko Sato.