Persimmon
9.5
Tamotsu is expecting a persimmon to dry and yet he cannot accept that it is time for a man on his deathbed to die. As the persimmon mysteriously, or supernaturally, holds out from drying, so Tamotsu tries his hardest to keep the man alive. Only when Tamotsu has let go can the persimmon take its natural course.
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Cast
24 people
Sahori Ehara
Sayo
No other roles listed
Aduchi Kaneko
Mizoguchi
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Trevor Smith
Leilani T Abad
Dean Yamada
Paul Nethercott
Sakae Kimura
Hajime
Known for
To End All Wars
Godzilla 2000: Millennium
Yu Shibuya
Ellie Pappuleas
Alicia Gaynor
Ai Ozaki
Mei
Also in
Saudade
Lies
Brian Ulrich
Dean Yamada Director · Zach Gladwin Cinematographer Nick Chavez Production designer
United States release August 11, 2011 · Produced in Japan, United States
Production
Biola University
Production
Japan · United States
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Languages
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
United States · August 11, 2011
Premiere
France
January 27, 2012 · Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival
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