1546746
1546746

There Was Such a Thing Before

2025-09-13 ja 131m
Drama
Time stands still in the silent streets of Fukushima. Radioactive residues continue to taint the lives of the citizens with a slow, invisible anxiety, trapping them between past wounds and future uncertainties. As his old home was highly exposed to radiation, leading to his mother’s death, young Akira grows up aimless and uprooted. In his search for his lost father, he is assisted by Yuji, the owner of a down-at-heels surfboard shop, as well as a concerned classmate, Shinichi, who becomes increasingly entangled in Akira’s story.

Director

Yoshihiko Matsui

Gaffer

Masamichi Uwabo

Producer

Shoji Kubota

Producer

EMORI Toru

Line Producer

Noboru Miyashita

Director of Photography

Kenji Takama

after disaster great east japan earthquake disaster aftermath

Status

Released

Countries

  • Japan

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