Somewhere on Earth(2001)
Yutaka, tired of his writing job, is asked by his landlord to save his rundown apartment building from demolition by converting it into a variety store called "The End of the World". Through this, he meets Huma, a high school student detached from her friends and parents, who finds it is the only place she can find any calm.
Movie: Somewhere on Earth
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Yutaka
Huma
Izumi
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Yutaka, tired of his writing job, is asked by his landlord to save his rundown apartment building from demolition by converting it into a variety store called "The End of the World". Through this, he meets Huma, a high school student detached from her friends and parents, who finds it is the only place she can find any calm.
Release Date
2001-11-17
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6
Rating:
3.0 startsTagline
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日本語
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