All Around Us

All Around Us

2008•2h 20m•7.4/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.4/10(17)

Kanao, a courtroom portrait artist, observes crimes, scandals and the decline of Japanese values without passing judgement. As he and his wife endure the tragedy of their first child’s death, hope slowly unfolds and their love story flickers to life once again.

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Production

SIGLO, Bitters End, Amuse Soft Entertainment, Eisei Gekijo, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Trailers & Videos

Cast

Lily Franky

Lily Franky

Kanao Satou

Tae Kimura

Tae Kimura

Shouko Satou

Akira Emoto

Akira Emoto

kunimasa Yasuda

Susumu Terajima

Susumu Terajima

Katsutoshi Yoshida

Tamae Ando

Tamae Ando

Masako Yoshida

Ken Mitsuishi

Ken Mitsuishi

lawyer

Ryo Kase

Ryo Kase

Tsuyoshi Tanaka

Seiichi Tanabe

Seiichi Tanabe

The Chief Justice

Mitsuko Baisho

Mitsuko Baisho

Namiko Yoshida

Yuichi Kimura

Yuichi Kimura

Natsume Senpai

Rie Minemura

Rie Minemura

Keiko Ubukata

Yoichi Nukumizu

Yoichi Nukumizu

Hiroto Wakui

Norito Yashima

Norito Yashima

Minori Terada

Minori Terada

Yousuke Saito

Yousuke Saito

Hirofumi Arai

Hirofumi Arai

Megumi Yokoyama

Megumi Yokoyama

Reiko Kataoka

Reiko Kataoka

Takashi Yamanaka

Takashi Yamanaka

Yoji Tanaka

Yoji Tanaka

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