さゞなみ (2002) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 2002, さゞなみ is a drame film directed by Naoki Nagao, running about 112 minutes.

What it’s about. Inako Natsui is a quiet, modern girl working in a laboratory and living a closed and somewhat monotonous life in a small town. From time to time she goes to nearby to visit her lonely mother Wakayama who has been a widow for the past seventeen years. The girl's relatives, particularly Aunt Sadako and Uncle Shuhei, the local mayor's deputy, plan to introduce her to a suitable young man, but Inako has no real desire to get married. She is more interested in the hot mineral springs from where she takes her laboratory specimens. This all changes when she meets Mr Tamamiza, a young divorced man who's been left with a little boy. Her relatives are decidedly against the match. The girl falls in love with the man without realizing that she will encounter a painful conflict between her family and providence, as unexpectedly as the spring which gushes out from the geological fold, driven to the surface by mysterious subterranean forces.

Who’s in it. さゞなみ stars Miako Tadano as Natsui Inako, Etsushi Toyokawa as Tamamizu Tatsuo, Keiko Matsuzaka as Natsui Sumie and Ittoku Kishibe as Dr. Obana, among others.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch さゞなみ page.

If you liked it. Fans of さゞなみ tend to enjoy Les Évadés, Le Parrain, La Liste de Schindler and Le Parrain, 2e partie.