The Land of Hope

The Land of Hope

133 mins | Drama | Oct. 20, 2012

An old couple, their only son, the son's wife, a young man and his lover live peacefully in a village. Then, a terrifying earthquake strikes that causes a nearby nuclear station to explode. The residents must evacuate, but the family lives on a farm, with only half of the area designated as an evacuation area.

The Land of Hope

133 mins | Drama | Oct. 20, 2012

The Land of Hope
An old couple, their only son, the son's wife, a young man and his lover live peacefully in a village. Then, a terrifying earthquake strikes that causes a nearby nuclear station to explode. The residents must evacuate, but the family lives on a farm, with only half of the area designated as an evacuation area.
IMDb rating 6.5
Producers Bitters End, Third Window Films, Marble Films
Original title 希望の国
Directors Sion Sono
Writers Sion Sono

Cast

Isao Natsuyagi

as Yasuhiko Ono

Naoko Ôtani

as Chieko Ono

Jun Murakami

as Yoichi Ono

Megumi Kagurazaka

as Izumi Ono

Yutaka Shimizu

as Mitsuru Suzuki

Hikari Kajiwara

as Yoko

Daikichi Sugawara

as Shimura

Kenzō Kawarasaki

as Gynecologist

Mariko Tsutsui

as Meiko Suzuki

Denden

as Ken Suzuki

Akira Hamada

as Matsuzaki

Gitan Ôtsuru

as Police Officer Tanaka

Satoru Matsuo

as Police Officer Terayama

Ryotaro Yonemura

as Gas Station Attendant

Mitsuru Fukikoshi

as Mizushima

Yûsuke Iseya

as Tanigawa

Toru Tezuka

as Host on TV

Sôtarô Tanaka

as Guest of Talk Event

Hiroshi Honjomaru

as Yoichi's Coworker

Motoki Fukami

as Yoichi's Coworker

Hiroshi Omori

as Yoichi's Coworker

Fusako Urabe

as Hiromi

Hajime Inoue

as Cop

Keisuke Horibe

as G-man on TV

Tetsushi Tanaka

as Umibe's Father