Revolving Lanterns

Name: Revolving Lanterns
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2026-12-12
Duration: 113 min
Cast: Yoshihiro Yabe, Sakako Ogura, Yuako Ogura, Kazuichi Miyazawa, Yasuko Miyazawa

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12/12/2026

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113 mins

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Documentary

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A car makes its way through the pitch black on a snowy night, into a village deep in the mountains. Okugawa, nestled in the mountains of Fukushima, is the man's hometown. The village is slowly disappearing, its population dwindled down to just 500 elderly residents, yet the man begins building a new house.

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Japanese

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A meditative observation of a man returning to his dying hometown to build anew, asking quiet questions about what it means to belong to a place slipping away. The film moves with the patience of rural seasons, dwelling in contradiction: construction amid disappearance.