Somewhere on Earth
2001, Japanese. Directed by Kiseki Hamada.
Yutaka, tired of his writing job, is asked by his landlord to save his rundown apartment building from demolition by converting it into a variety store called "The End of the World". Through this, he meets Huma, a high school student detached from her friends and parents, who finds it is the only place she can find any calm.
- Runtime
- 1h 34m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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- Released
- 17 November 2001
- Original title
- 世界の終わりという名の雑貨店
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Kiseki Hamada, Goichi Sumi
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Somewhere on Earth runs 94 minutes (1h 34m).
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Somewhere on Earth isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 17 November 2001. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Somewhere on Earth?
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Who directed Somewhere on Earth?
Somewhere on Earth (2001) was directed by Kiseki Hamada and stars Hidetoshi Nishijima, Mariko Takahashi, Natsuki Kato.