A suicidal American befriends a Japanese man lost in a forest near Mt. Fuji and the two search for a way out.A suicidal American befriends a Japanese man lost in a forest near Mt. Fuji and the two search for a way out.A suicidal American befriends a Japanese man lost in a forest near Mt. Fuji and the two search for a way out.
- Awards
- 2 nominations
Yûsuke Tozawa
- Man on Train
- (as Yusuke Tozawa)
Abe Lee Tsunenori
- Taxi Driver
- (as Tsunenori Lee Abe)
Joe Girard
- Man at Convenience Store
- (as Joseph Girard)
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- Writer
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Did you know
- TriviaThe forest scenes were filmed in Purgatory Chasm, a Massachusetts state reservation. Interestingly, while stumbling through the woods, the Ken Watanabe character says to the Matthew McConaughey character, "You are in purgatory".
- GoofsWhen Arthur is shown on the airplane, he has the orchid with him and then again when he arrives home (he is shown setting the potted flower down). An agricultural item such as this would have to go through quarantine and he would never just take it home.
- Quotes
Takumi Nakamura: You must know, this forest is very powerful.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Sea of Trees: A Story of Beauty and Tragedy (2016)
- SoundtracksUma Prece (A Prayer)
Written by Luiz Bonfá (as Luiz Bonfa)
Performed by Luiz Bonfá (as Luiz Bonfa)
From the recording entitled Solo in Rio 1959, SFW40483
Courtesy of Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, (p) (c) 2005
Used by permission
(c) Irmãos Vitale SA Indústria e Comércio. Administered by Peer International Corporation.
Featured review
Was there a major edit made for the U.S. release? I'd read that it started off good and the ending got convoluted, but the film was consistently well played throughout. Regardless of any changes, watching this taught me again that critics are fickle and you need to see something yourself. There can be a negative mob mentality if a film gets bad press early on, even if people don't really know why.
McConaughey's acting was subdued for his character and it fit the role. I won't give away the plot twists but I'd recommend this as much as any recent, well-received movie. The atmosphere was unique and low-key, and I couldn't find major faults, though I wasn't totally surprised by a certain driving scene.
McConaughey's acting was subdued for his character and it fit the role. I won't give away the plot twists but I'd recommend this as much as any recent, well-received movie. The atmosphere was unique and low-key, and I couldn't find major faults, though I wasn't totally surprised by a certain driving scene.
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- Country of origin
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- Also known as
- Море дерев
- Filming locations
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Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $20,444
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $1,877
- Aug 28, 2016
- Gross worldwide
- $906,995
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
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- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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