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The Pearls of the Stone Man
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Wikipedia article
is a 2015 Japanese drama film directed by . It was released on June 20, 2015. The film is an adaptation based on a novel by the same name written by Edward Mooney, Jr., and published by Sourcebooks (Naperville, Illinois). The Japanese translation is entitled 'Ishi o Tsumu Hito' , from Shogakukan.
Atsushi (Koichi Sato) and Ryoko (Kanako Higuchi) are a married coupled. They decide they want to live around nature and move to Biei in Hokkaido, Japan. Atsushi isn't sure what to do with his free time, so Ryoko asks him to build a stone wall around their house. Atsushi experiences tragedy, but later gets closer to his estranged daughter, Satoko (Keiko Kitagawa). Atsushi continues building the stone wall.
Plot
Cast
*Kichi Sat
*Kanako Higuchi
*Keiko Kitagawa
*Shhei Nomura
*Hana Sugisaki
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*Kenta Satoi
*Yoshinori Okada
*Y Yoshida
*Akira Emoto
Reception
Hana Sugisaki won the award for Best Newcomer at the 37th Yokohama Film Festival for 'The Pearls of the Stone Man' and 'Pieta in the Toilet'.
Kanako Higuchi won the Best Actress award at the 40th annual Brussels International Film Festival for 'The Pearls of the Stone Man'.
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