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To the Ends of the Earth finds filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa crafting an insightful evocation of the feeling of being far from home. Read critic reviews

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Yoko (Atsuko Maeda) hosts a popular global travel show yet is cautious and insular like many young Japanese. But she has a bigger dream. On assignment in Uzbekistan, Yoko and her small TV crew attempt to catch a mythical fish but fail. They also film segments in Samarkand but feel it's lacking. Indifferent to her job, Yoko prefers texting her boyfriend in Tokyo. At night, she comes across a tied up goat and suggests releasing it on camera. The plan goes awry and Yoko feels indignant and naive. The team move to Tashkent where Yoko wanders into an opulent theatre, fantasizing she's on stage. She confides her ambitions to her cameraman but admits her heart's not ready. While filming, Yoko's timid nature inadvertently gets her in trouble with the police. At the station she hears of a disaster in Tokyo and realizes how important human communication truly is. Some of the team return to Japan but Yoko stays. As she ventures into the mountains she sings from the heart and her spirit is freed.

Cast & Crew

Atsuko Maeda
Yoko
Tokio Emoto
Sasaki
Ryô Kase
Iwao
Adiz Rajabov
Temur
Shôta Sometani
Yoshioka
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Director
Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Writer
Jason Gray
Producer
Eiko Mizuno Gray
Producer
Toshikazu Nishigaya
Producer
Yûsuke Hayashi
Music
Akiko Ashizawa
Cinematographer
Koichi Takahashi
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