Distance

May 26, 2001

2h 12m

★ 6.7

Overview

On the third anniversary of a cult's failed chemical attack on Tokyo and their subsequent mass suicide, family members of those affected gather at the cult's former base on the shores of a lake to observe the anniversary of their loved ones' deaths.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

CineRocket

IMAGICA

TV Man Union

Engine Film

Distance Trailers

Cast

Atsushi Mizuhara

Arata Iura

Masaru Enoki

Yūsuke Iseya

Minoru Kai

Susumu Terajima

Kiyoka Yamamoto

Yui Natsukawa

Sakata

Tadanobu Asano

Azusa

Azusa Takehana

Tamaki Yamamoto

Kenichi Endo

Miyamura

Seminosuke Murasugi

Detective Kikuma

Baijaku Nakamura

Yuko

Ryo

Masaru's Elder Brother

Kanji Tsuda

Minoru's ex-wife

Yorie Yamashita

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