Cottontail
After the death of his wife, Kenzaburō receives an unexpected letter from beyond the grave. His late wife asks him to travel to Lake Windermere in England with their son to scatter her ashes. Plagued by sweet and painful memories of his wife, Kenzaburō travels to England from Tokyo to fulfill her final wish, but the father and son's fraught relationship threatens to upend their journey.
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Cast
27 people
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Kenzaburō
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Shoplifters
The Boy and the Beast
Ryo Nishikido
Toshi
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1 Litre of Tears
Tae Kimura
Akiko
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House of Ninjas
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Rin Takanashi
Satsuki
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Like Someone in Love
Killers
Aoife Hinds
Mary
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Dune: Prophecy
Normal People
Ciarán Hinds
John
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Rome
The Woman in Black
Yuri Tsunematsu
Young Akiko
Known for
Alice in Borderland
The Naked Director
Isy Suttie
Olivia - Hen Party
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Peep Show
The Baby
Thomas Coombes
Arthur
Known for
Baby Reindeer
The Agency
Yuki Matsuzaki
Fishmonger
Known for
Letters from Iwo Jima
The Pink Panther 2
Angus Barnett
Ice Cream Seller
Known for
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Hugo
Miki Maya
Akiko's Mother
Known for
Tokyo Vice
Suspect X
Patrick Dickinson Director · Stefan Gregory Composer Mark Wolf Cinematographer
United States release June 7, 2024 · Produced in United Kingdom, Japan · Languages English, Japanese
Production
Magnolia Mae Films
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MBK Productions
Production
Brouhaha Entertainment
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Written Rock Films
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WestEnd Films
Production
Office Shirous
Production
United Kingdom · Japan
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · Japanese
Release dates
Canada · October 8, 2023
Premiere · Vancouver International Film Festival
Japan · March 1, 2024
Theatrical
United States · June 7, 2024
Limited theatrical
Australia
June 8, 2024 · Premiere · Sydney Film Festival
May 8, 2025 · Premiere · Gold Coast Film Festival
Canada
June 7, 2024 · Limited theatrical
India
May 6, 2024 · Premiere · Red Lorry Film Festival)
Israel
May 9, 2024 · Theatrical
Italy
October 26, 2023 · Premiere · Rome Film Festival
New Zealand
July 1, 2025 · Digital
Serbia
February 24, 2024 · Limited theatrical
Türkiye
April 17, 2024 · Premiere · Istanbul Film Festival
United Kingdom
February 14, 2025 · Limited theatrical
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