Japon


2h 2m 2002

Brief Synopsis

A man with no name limps through the Mexican high country in what he intends to be his last journey. It is clear that he hates himself and is tired of life, but in order to prepare for death he seeks first the solitude of the mountains and finds shelter with Ascen, an elderly widow living on the outskirts of a mountain village.

Film Details

Also Known As
Japan
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2002
Distribution Company
Vitagraph; Arsenal Filmverleih; Curzon Artificial Eye; Eurocine; Golem Distribution; Tla Entertainment Group

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 2m

Synopsis

A man with no name limps through the Mexican high country in what he intends to be his last journey. It is clear that he hates himself and is tired of life, but in order to prepare for death he seeks first the solitude of the mountains and finds shelter with Ascen, an elderly widow living on the outskirts of a mountain village.

Film Details

Also Known As
Japan
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Foreign
Release Date
2002
Distribution Company
Vitagraph; Arsenal Filmverleih; Curzon Artificial Eye; Eurocine; Golem Distribution; Tla Entertainment Group

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 2m

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Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of Best New Director at the 2002 Edinburgh Film Festival.

Released in United States Spring March 19, 2003

Released in United States April 25, 2003

Released in United States on Video October 12, 2004

Released in United States January 2002

Released in United States August 2002

Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 23 - Feb 3, 2002.

Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival August 14-25, 2002.

Cinemascope

Released in United States Spring March 19, 2003

Released in United States April 25, 2003 (Los Angeles)

Released in United States on Video October 12, 2004

Released in United States January 2002 (Shown at Rotterdam International Film Festival January 23 - Feb 3, 2002.)

Released in United States August 2002 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival August 14-25, 2002.)