Star Sand - 2017

In the closing days of World War II, Japanese-American Hiromi, a girl age 16, encounters an American deserter, Bob, and a Japanese soldier, Iwabuchi, living together in a cave on a small island in Okinawa. The two men are deserters from their armies; yet both vow never to harm another human being again. Hiromi looks after the deserters until another soldier appears and the peace of the cave is shattered. It leads to the death of three of them and a fascinating mystery that isn't solved until the present day.

110min
2017
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.5/10

Cast

Lisa Oda profile pictureLisa OdaHiromi Umeno
Riho Yoshioka profile pictureRiho YoshiokaShiho Hosaka
Shinnosuke Mitsushima profile pictureShinnosuke MitsushimaTakayasu Iwabuchi
Renji Ishibashi profile pictureRenji IshibashiProfessor Shiroma
Mako Midori profile pictureMako MidoriHiromi (elderly)

About Star Sand

Star Sand Overview

In the closing days of World War II, Japanese-American Hiromi, a girl age 16, encounters an American deserter, Bob, and a Japanese soldier, Iwabuchi, living together in a cave on a small island in Okinawa. The two men are deserters from their armies; yet both vow never to harm another human being again. Hiromi looks after the deserters until another soldier appears and the peace of the cave is shattered. It leads to the death of three of them and a fascinating mystery that isn't solved until the present day.

Runtime: 110min

Extra details

Original Title: STAR SAND — 星砂物語 —
Original Language: Japanese
Directed By: Roger Pulvers