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The Sea of Trees (2016)

The Sea of Trees
The Sea of Trees
PG-13
Drama
Documentary

Release Date
April 27, 2016
Director
Gus Van Sant
Cast
Matthew McConaughey , Ryoko Seta , Sienna Tow , Naoko Marshall , Michiko Tomura , Yusuke Tozawa
Runtime
110
Main Genre
Drama
Writers
Chris Sparling
Tagline
Love will bring you home.

Summary

Arthur Brennan (Matthew McConaughey) treks into Aokigahara, known as the The Sea of Trees, a mysterious dense forest at the base of Japan’s Mount Fuji where people go to contemplate life and death. Having found the perfect place to die, Arthur encounters Takumi Nakamura (Ken Watanabe), a Japanese man who has also lost his way. The two men begin a journey of reflection and survival, which affirms Arthur’s will to live and reconnects him to his love with his wife (Naomi Watts).

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