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The Water Flows to the Sea
“The reason she stopped falling in love…”
7.5 / 10• 2023• 2h 3m•NR• Japanese
DramaRomance
Storyline
High school student Naotatsu travels to live at his uncle's house. In the pouring rain, he is picked up at the nearest station by a strange adult woman named Sakaki who guides him to an unexpected share house where a life together begins.
Cast & Crew
Suzu Hirose
Chisa Sakaki
Lead
Riku Onishi
Naotatsu Kumazawa
Kengo Kora
Shigemichi Utagawa
Ami Touma
Kaede Izumiya
Junki Tozuka
Hayate Izumiya
Masanobu Katsumura
Jingo Sakaki
Yukiya Kitamura
Tatsuo Kumazawa
Maki Sakai
Sanae Takashima
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Tetsu Maeda's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Water Flows to the Sea is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
