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Lear on the Shore

Lear on the Shore

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 3, 2017

Runtime

1h 45m

Genres

Drama

User Score

60%

Original Title

海辺のリア

Production Companies

Monkey Town Productions

Director

Masahiro Kobayashi

Description

Kuwahata Chokichi used to be a famous actor, but now he's suspected to be suffering from dementia. He is betrayed by his older daughter, Yukiko, her husband-cum-his-former-disciple, Ikuo, and Yukiko's lover, a mysterious driver, and gets sent to a high-class old folks' home. One day, Choukichi runs away from the home and wanders to the beach where he meets his younger daughter, Nobuko, who he had with his lover. Although he had thrown Nobuko out in the past, he begins to imagine seeing her as the image of Cordelia, who is the beloved daughter of King Lear, after talking to her. Gradually, his past memories start to come back to him, and Choukichi heads towards the world of insanity.