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At the Bench
ONE BENCH, FIVE STORIES, COUNTLESS FEELINGS.
Genres
DramaComedy
Overview
In the middle of a riverside park stands a single bench. One evening, a couple of childhood friends who hadn’t seen each other in a while meet up at this bench. Although awkward at times, they sit there exchanging gentle words of affection. And as time goes by more people gather at this little bench: a couple on the verge of a breakup that gets interrupted by an old man, a runaway and her older sister that comes looking for her, and city officers planning on removing the bench. At the Bench is an anthology film showing glimpses of the everyday life of various people that gather by this little bench.
Details
Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
86 min
Release Date
2024-11-15
Status
Released
Original Language
Japanese
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
10
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Suzu Hirose
Riko
Taiga Nakano
Nori-kun
Yukino Kishii
Amane Okayama
Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
Mio Imada
Nana Mori
Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
Riho Yoshioka
Ryunosuke Kamiki
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