The Sea of Trees
“Love will bring you home.”
In Japan's Aokigahara Forest, a troubled teacher meets a mysterious lost stranger who takes him on a life-changing journey of love and redemption.
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Cast
34 people
Matthew McConaughey
Arthur Brennan
Known for
Interstellar
Dallas Buyers Club
Ken Watanabe
Takumi Nakamura
Known for
Inception
The Last Samurai
Naomi Watts
Joan Brennan
Known for
King Kong
Mulholland Drive
Katie Aselton
Gabriella Laforte
Known for
Legion
Creep
James Saito
Dr. Takahashi
Known for
Altered Carbon
Dash & Lily
Owen Burke
Ambulance Tech
Known for
The Town
NOS4A2
Ryoko Seta
Airport Desk Agent
No other roles listed
Sienna Tow
Girl in Airport
No other roles listed
Naoko Marshall
Flight Attendant
No other roles listed
Michiko Tomura
Woman on Train
Also in
Love Strikes!
In Love and Deep Water
Yusuke Tozawa
Man on Train
Also in
The 101st Proposal
Bayside Shakedown SP: Year-End Special Alert
Abe Lee Tsunenori
Taxi Driver
Also in
The Pink Panther 2
Gus Van Sant Director · Chris Sparling Screenplay Mason Bates Composer
Worldwide gross $909K · Budget $25M · United States release August 26, 2016
Box office
Budget
$25,000,000
Worldwide gross
$909,000
Production
Waypoint Entertainment
Production
Bloom
Production
Netter Productions
Production
A24
Studio
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
France · May 16, 2015
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · August 26, 2016
Theatrical
United States · August 26, 2016
Digital
France
April 27, 2016 · Theatrical
Greece
May 1, 2016 · Theatrical
December 22, 2016 · Physical · DVD
Italy
April 28, 2016 · Theatrical
Japan
April 29, 2016 · Digital
Mexico
May 16, 2015 · Digital
Netherlands
May 12, 2016 · Theatrical
Portugal
April 27, 2019 · Theatrical
South Korea
May 10, 2018 · Theatrical
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