Movie
Distance
20012h 12m6.5 / 10
On the third anniversary of a cult's failed chemical attack on Tokyo and their subsequent mass suicide, family members of those affected gather at the cult's former base on the shores of a lake to observe the anniversary of their loved ones' deaths.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
Distance was released May 26, 2001. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
Synopsis
On the third anniversary of a cult's failed chemical attack on Tokyo and their subsequent mass suicide, family members of those affected gather at the cult's former base on the shores of a lake to observe the anniversary of their loved ones' deaths.
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Cast
Arata IuraAtsushi Mizuhara
Yūsuke IseyaMasaru Enoki
Susumu TerajimaMinoru Kai
Yui NatsukawaKiyoka Yamamoto
Tadanobu AsanoSakata
Azusa TakehanaAzusa
Kenichi EndoTamaki Yamamoto
Seminosuke MurasugiMiyamuraCredits
- Directed by
- Hirokazu Kore-eda
- Written by
- Hirokazu Kore-eda
Production details
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Japanese
- Original title
- ディスタンス
Production
- CineRocketJapan
IMAGICAJapan
TV Man UnionJapan- Engine FilmJapan
Themes
cultforestgrieflakesadness