Sticks and Stones (2019)
Haruka is a rookie physical therapist at an inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Japan. Just after her boyfriend suddenly dumps her, it's set that the very first patient she'll be in charge of through his hospitalization is Mr. Tsuge, who is paralyzed on his left side from a stroke. On the first day of rehabilitation, Tsuge asks Haruka, "Can I go back to my old life?" but she cannot answer.
Director: Takuma Sato
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Narumi Uno as |
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Motoki Ochiai as Atsushi Tsuge |
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Shunya Itabashi as |
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Haruna Hori as Haruka |
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Gaku Hosokawa as Sho Yamamoto |
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Sodai Kadota as |
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So Yamanaka as |
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Sumie Sasaki as |
| Directing | Takuma Sato | Director |
| Writing | Takuma Sato | Writer |
| Sound | Junji Yoshikata | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Taku Takahashi | Gaffer |