Diamonds in the Sand (2025)
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.
Director: Janus Victoria
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Lily Franky as Yoji |
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Maria Isabel Lopez as Minerva |
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Soliman Cruz as Toto |
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Charlie Dizon as Angel |
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Kazuko Yoshiyuki as Natsuko Kimura |
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Stefanie Arianne as Sheila |
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Vikash Paliwal as Store Clerk |
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Nukata Shinichi as Suzuki |
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Reiko Kataoka as Aiko |
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Sheenly Gener as Krista |
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Ryo Iwamatsu as Kawase |
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Tetsu Sakuma as Senior Cleaner |
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Yuya Watanabe as Junior Cleaner |
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Takeshi Sato as Policeman |
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Ami Yokouchi as Hirayama |
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Jenavilla Bibal as Ging |
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Ikkei Watanabe as Abe |
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Takae Niyama as Receptionist |
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Joshua Cabiladas as Taxi Driver |
| Directing | Janus Victoria | Director |
| Production | Shôzô Ichiyama | Executive Producer |
| Production | Masumi Soga | Producer |
| Production | Lorna Tee | Producer |
| Production | Dan Villegas | Producer |
| Writing | Janus Victoria | Writer |
| Editing | Soo Mun Thye | Editor |
| Sound | Jai Saldajeno | Music |
| Sound | Corinne de San Jose | Sound |
| Art | Keiko Katahira | Set Designer |
| Lighting | Shigenori Miki | Lighting Director |
| Art | Eero Francisco | Production Design |
| Camera | Akiko Ashizawa | Director of Photography |
| Production | Geo Lomuntad | Associate Producer |
| Production | Anna Velario | Associate Producer |
| Production | Monster Jimenez | Associate Producer |
| Production | Ria Atayde | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sylvia Sanchez | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jaime G. Baltazar | Executive Producer |
| Production | Dan Villegas | Executive Producer |
| Production | Antoinette Jadaone | Executive Producer |
| Production | Lorna Tee | Executive Producer |
| Production | Ho Yuhang | Executive Producer |
| Production | Masumi Soga | Executive Producer |
| Production | Manet A. Dayrit | Executive Producer |
| Production | Janus Victoria | Executive Producer |
| Editing | Eric Carlos | Colorist |
