17 Jan 2020
In Phases
Two best friends who haven't seen each other in a couple years get together to see if they can pick up where they left off.
Diamonds in the Sand
Divorced salaryman Yoji has just buried his mother in Tokyo. With few meaningful relationships left, he comes to grips with the realization that he has nothing to live for. A chance encounter with Minerva, a Filipina migrant worker who appears to sense his sadness, urges him to see his situation in a new way. A former nightclub entertainer, Minerva now works as a caregiver to provide for her only child in the Philippines. When Yoji discovers the decomposing corpse of his neighbor, an old man whose name he does not know, the death is ruled a kodokushi, or the lonely death. Unwilling to meet the same fate, Yoji throws caution to the wind to follow Minerva to Manila, the capital city of the Philippines.
Top Billed Cast
リリー・フランキー Yoji
Maria Isabel Lopez Minerva
Soliman Cruz 
Charlie Dizon 
吉行和子 
Stefanie Arianne Sheila
Vikash Paliwal Store Clerk
Nukata Shinichi Suzuki
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