Our Little Sister

Our Little Sister
Poster
Directed byHirokazu Kore-eda
Screenplay byHirokazu Kore-eda
Based onUmimachi Diary
by Akimi Yoshida
Produced by
  • Kaoru Matsuzaki
  • Hijiri Taguchi
Starring
CinematographyMikiya Takimoto
Edited byHirokazu Kore-eda
Music byYoko Kanno
Production
companies
Distributed by
  • Toho
  • GAGA corporation
Release dates
  • May 14, 2015 (2015-05-14) (Cannes)
  • June 13, 2015 (2015-06-13) (Japan)
Running time
126 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office¥1.55 billion[1]

Our Little Sister (Japanese: 海街 diary, Hepburn: Umimachi Diary, lit. "Seaside town diary") is a 2015 Japanese drama film written, directed and edited by Hirokazu Kore-eda and based on Akimi Yoshida's manga series Umimachi Diary. It stars Haruka Ayase, Masami Nagasawa, Kaho and Suzu Hirose. The film follows three sisters living in Kamakura, alongside their half sister.[2] It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.[3][4]

  1. ^ Kevin Ma (2015-07-30). "Hero victorious for second week in Japan". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 2015-08-02.
  2. ^ Ma, Kevin (28 May 2014). "Kore-eda Hirokazu adapts Kamakura Diary". Film Business Asia. Archived from the original on 2015-04-07. Retrieved 2015-04-03.
  3. ^ "2015 Official Selection". Festival de Cannes. Archived from the original on 2015-04-18. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
  4. ^ "Screenings Guide". Festival de Cannes. 2015-05-06. Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-08.