Tokyo engineer Kariya arrives on a primitive tropical island, where he interacts with the Futori clan, to drill a well to power a sugar mill.
Social & External
The people behind it
Rentaro Mikuni
Nekichi Futori
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Kametaro Futori
Kazuo Kitamura
Kariya
Hideko Okiyama
Toriko Futori
Yasuko Matsui
Uma Futori
Yoshi Katō
Ryugen Ryu
Hōsei Komatsu
Shimajiri
Chikako Hosokawa
Mrs. Azuma
Chikage Oogi
Mrs. Kariya
Jun Hamamura
Tokusato
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In rural Japan, the survivors of a tragedy converge and attempt to overcome their damaged selves, all while a serial killer is on the loose.
Rory is an ambitious entrepreneur who brings his American wife and kids to his native country, England, to explore new business opportunities. After abandoning the sanctuary of their safe American suburban surroundings, the family is plunged into the despair of an archaic '80s Britain and their unaffordable new life in an English manor house threatens to destroy the family.
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A former American G.I. joins a yakuza family after his release from prison in post-World War II Osaka.
