Production Companies: Zhang Yimou Studio , China Film Co-Production Corp. , Edko Films , Gilla Company , TOHO , Columbia Pictures , Sony Pictures Classics , Elite Group Enterprises , Beijing New Picture Film Co. Ltd. , CP Film Production Asia .
Overview: Takada, a Japanese fisherman has been estranged from his son for many years, but when the son is diagnosed with terminal cancer his daughter-in-law, Rie, summons him to the hospital. Through a series of obstacles and relationships, he is brought unexpectedly closer to both an understanding of himself and of his son.