Movie: The Name of the Whale

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Shunto Tanaka
Shunto Tanaka

Shunto Tanaka
Shunto Tanaka

Sanshiro Takehiro
Sanshiro Takehiro

Yuki Kimura
Yuki Kimura

Masana Hirabuki
Masana Hirabuki

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    Miyoshi City, Hiroshima Prefecture. The junior high school boy with a zeal for finding fossils discovers the history of his hometown and experiences the changes around him. This is an ambitious work that depicts the land and time by blending various drama and documentary footage.

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    2015-09-16

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