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Somewhere on Earth (2001) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 2001 · 94 mins · Japanese
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- Directed by
- Kiseki Hamada
- Starring
- Hidetoshi Nishijima, Natsuki Kato, Chiharu Kawai, Mariko Takahashi, Yumi Shimizu, Kimie Shingyoji
Yutaka, exhausted by his writing job, is urged by his landlord to save their rundown apartment block from demolition by converting it into a variety store called “The End of the World.” While renovating, he meets Huma, a high‑school student who, estranged from friends and family, discovers the shop as the only place where she can feel calm.
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