Distance
IMDb ID: tt0278413 · Year: 2001 · Rating: 6.8 (1,886 votes)
Genres: Drama
Members of a cult, modeled on Aum Shinrikyo, sabotage a city's water supply, then commit mass suicide near the shores of a lake. Family members of those affected by it meet at the lake to observe the anniversary of their loved one...
Stars
Arata Iura
Yûsuke Iseya
Susumu Terajima
Yui Natsukawa
Tadanobu Asano
Azusa
Ken'ichi Endō
Seminosuke Murasugi
Baijaku Nakamura
Ikuji Nakamura
Full Cast & Crew
[Cast Group]
Actor: Arata Iura | Character: Atsushi
Actor: Yûsuke Iseya | Character: Masaru
Actor: Susumu Terajima | Character: Makoto
Actor: Yui Natsukawa | Character: Kiyoka
Actor: Tadanobu Asano | Character: Sakata
Actor: Azusa | Character: Azusa
Actor: Ken'ichi Endō | Character: Tamaki (Kiyoka'S husband)
Actor: Seminosuke Murasugi | Character: Miyamura
Actor: Baijaku Nakamura | Character: Detective Kikuma
Actor: Ikuji Nakamura | Character: Actor
Actor: Ryô | Character: Yûko
Actor: Kanji Tsuda | Character: Masaru's elder brother
Actor: Yorie Yamashita | Character: Makoto's ex-wife
[Directors Group]
Name: Hirokazu Koreeda | Role: Director
[Writers Group]
Name: Hirokazu Koreeda | Role: Writer
[Producers Group]
Name: Masayuki Akieda | Role: Producer
Name: Reiko Arakawa | Role: Producer
Name: Akira Saitô | Role: Producer
Name: Yutaka Shigenobu | Role: Producer
Name: Toshirô Uratani | Role: Producer
Name: Masahiro Yasuda | Role: Producer
[Cinematography Group]
Name: Yutaka Yamazaki | Role: Cinematographer
[Editing Group]
Name: Hirokazu Koreeda | Role: Editor
[Production Design Group]
Name: Keiko Mitsumatsu | Role: Production Designer
[Art Direction Group]
Name: Toshihiro Isomi | Role: Art Director
[Production Management]
Name: Yasushi Minatoya | Role: Production Manager
Name: Osamu Shiraishi | Role: Production Manager
[Assistant Directors]
Name: Kiichi Kumagai | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Miwa Nishikawa | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
[Sound Department]
Name: Eiji Mori | Role: Sound Department
[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Shingo Wakagi | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Masayuki Yonaha | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Trailers
IMDb Video Gallery: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0278413/videogallery/
Release Schedule
France: May 10, 2001 (Cannes Film Festival)
Japan: May 26, 2001
United Kingdom: August 21, 2001 (Edinburgh International Film Festival)
Canada: September 10, 2001 (Toronto International Film Festival)
Netherlands: January 27, 2002 (International Film Festival Rotterdam)
France: February 27, 2002
Argentina: March 12, 2002 (Mar del Plata Film Festival)
United Kingdom: May 31, 2002
Netherlands: January 2, 2003 (limited)
Hong Kong: July 2, 2003 (limited)
Hong Kong: July 11, 2004 (re-release)
Greece: November 27, 2004 (Thessaloniki International Film Festival)
Brazil: August 12, 2005 (São Paulo)
Brazil: August 26, 2005 (Rio de Janeiro)
Hong Kong: September 27, 2006 (Hong Kong Asian Film Festival)
Uruguay: May 25, 2007 (Cinemateca Uruguaya)
Taiwan: June 29, 2012 (Taipei Film Festival)
United States: September 21, 2019 (Webster University Film Series)
Awards
Nominee | 2001 | Cannes Film Festival | Palme d'Or | Hirokazu Koreeda, Distance
Box Office
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