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THE GREAT PASSAGE
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February 13 from 7:00 pm EST (4:00 pm PST)
Synopsis
Drama about the passion of an editor who struggles to create a dictionary, as depicted over a fifteen-year period. Publishing house salesman Majime has an earnestness about him that sets him apart from his peers. But he has a discerning sensibility when it comes to language, which lands him in the dictionary editorial department. He ends up editing “The Great Passage,” a huge dictionary with 240,000 entries.
Details
| Year | 2013 |
| Runtime | 133 min |
| Language | Japanese |
| Subtitles | English |
| Genre | Drama, Romance |
| Director | ISHII Yuya |
| Cast | MATSUDA Ryuhei MIYAZAKI Aoi ODAGIRI Joe |
| Awards | 2013 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, Japanese Submission 2014 International Film Festival Rotterdam |
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