Ritual
Dec 07 2000
•2h 8m
•Drama
A disillusioned filmmaker has an encounter with a young woman who has a ritual of repeating "Tomorrow is my birthday" everyday. He tries to communicate with her through his video camera.
Cast
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Shunji Iwai
Director
Ayako Fujitani
She
Jun Murakami
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Shinobu Ôtake
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