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Inland Sea (2018)
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An elderly fisherman, a fishmonger and their customers form a small working circuit in Ushimado. Kazuhiro Soda stays long enough for the practical exchanges to reveal a community ageing around its livelihoods. At roughly two hours, this is the patient observational choice, and its modest scale resists turning one coastal town into a verdict on all Japanese fishing.
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Wai-chan is one of the last remaining fishermen in Ushimado, a small village in Seto Inland Sea, Japan. At the age of 86, he still fishes alone on a small boat to make a living, dreaming about his retirement. Kumi-san is an 84 year old villager who wanders around the shore everyday. She believes a social welfare facility “stole” her disabled son to receive subsidy from the government. A “late - stage elderly” Koso-san runs a small seafood store left by her deceased husband. She sells fish to local villagers and provides leftovers to stray cats. Foresaken by the modernization of post-war Japan, the town Ushimado's rich, ancient culture and tight-knit community are on on the verge of disappearing.