The Land of Hope (2012)

Review: The Land of Hope (2012)

Director: Sion Sono

Cast: Isao Natsuyagi, Naoko Ohtani, Jun Murakami, Megumi Kagurazaka, Yutaka Shimizu,

Isao Natsuyagi
Isao Natsuyagi
Naoko Ohtani
Naoko Ohtani
Jun Murakami
Jun Murakami
Megumi Kagurazaka
Megumi Kagurazaka
Yutaka Shimizu
Yutaka Shimizu

Plot: An old couple, their only son, the son's wife, a young man and his lover live peacefully in a village. Then, a terrifying earthquake strikes that causes a nearby nuclear station to explode. The residents must evacuate, but the family lives on a farm, with only half of the area designated as an evacuation area.

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Recent disks from England, part two

Recent disks from England, part two

Excellent new region B Blu-rays of Richard Fleischer’s soap noir Violent Saturday, Franklin Schaffner’s The War Lord and Robert Altman’s revisionist take on classic detective stories, The Long Goodbye; plus The Land of Hope, a […]

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