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A Living Promise
Feature Films
Running time
120 min
Screen Size
1:1.85
Japanese Theatrical Release
January 9th, 2016
Cast
Yutaka Takenouchi, Yosuke Eguchi, Tori Matsuzaka, Yuka, Eiko Koike, Hikaru Takahashi
Staff
Planning by Akinari Ikka
Directed by Kan Ishibashi
Screenplay by Masahiro Yoshimoto
Music by Kiyoyuki Yoshikawa

In life, you don't know what you've got until it's gone...

INTRODUCTION

Veteran TV director Kan Ishibashi has helmed numerous fondly remembered drama series, in which he has constantly addressed contemporary themes. Now he has accomplished his long-held ambition of making his first cinematic feature.
Upon learning that Ishibashi was to direct, Japan's most prominent actors agreed to appear before they even saw the script.
In these times when we are all searching for direction in life, this film guides us toward the answers we seek: connections between people; the important things we need to keep moving forward in life, but tend to lose sight of; and the people we have lost, who lived their lives to the fullest.

STORY

The President of an IT affiliated company Yuma lives only for his work. One day he hears about his estranged friend's death. He was a Yuma's lifelong friend, and a rival. But Yuma was not even aware that he was gravely ill.
Yuma's friend nurtured a lifelong passion, one shared by the people of his hometown. He decides to fulfill his promise to his dead friend there.
A place where hearts connect...