Haru's Journey (2010)
Directed by Masahiro Kobayashi
An old fisherman with a bad leg and his granddaughter leave their Hokkaido fishing town to ask his estranged brothers and relatives in Miyagi whether one of them will take him in.
- Travel shown
- On foot, bike, skis or swimming
- Not shown on screen
- Fictional place
- 1Tadao's house≈ 00:01:00Mashike, Hokkaido, JapanStated on screen
Haru has lost her job and wants to work in Tokyo, so the two set out to find someone to look after Tadao.
- 2Older brother Shigeo's house≈ 00:15:00Kesennuma, Miyagi, JapanInferred
Tadao's first appeal is to his gruff older brother, which goes badly.
- 3Naruko Onsen, Miyagi, Japan≈ 00:40:00Inferred
Another relative visited in the hot-spring town of Naruko turns them down too.
- 4Sendai, Japan≈ 01:10:00Inferred
- 5Haru's father's home≈ 01:50:00Shizunai, Hokkaido, JapanStated on screen
The journey in numbers
- Distance travelled
- 1,149 km
- Places
- 5
- Countries
- 1
- Stops
- 5
- Not shown: 1,149 km
Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.
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