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Dearest
67%
Movie
1h 51m
AI Analysis
Dearest (2012) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Dearest (2012) — a movie tagged as Drama with balanced tone moods and steady pacing.
Story & themes: The posthumous wish of Eiji's wife is for her ashes to be scattered in the ocean near her hometown. Eiji also learns that his wife letter for him at the post office before she died. Our models also surface themes such as identity, conflict, and relationships from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect steady storytelling (~111 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Dearest 67% (14 votes) — solid community ratings for this movie.
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from 14 TMDb votes
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Synopsis
The posthumous wish of Eiji's wife is for her ashes to be scattered in the ocean near her hometown. Eiji also learns that his wife letter for him at the post office before she died.
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 2012-08-25
- Runtime
- 1h 51m
- TMDB rating
- 6.7
- TMDB ID
- 147999
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Is there an official trailer for Dearest?
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What is Dearest about?
The posthumous wish of Eiji's wife is for her ashes to be scattered in the ocean near her hometown. Eiji also learns that his wife letter for him at the post office before she died.
Is there an AI analysis for Dearest?
Yes. WatchMind publishes an AI analysis on this page — tone, pacing, audience fit, and community scores from TMDb metadata and recommendation models (not a chatbot). Scroll to the AI Analysis section or read the meta description summary.
How long is the movie Dearest?
The official runtime for Dearest is approximately 111 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast

Ken Takakura
Eiji Shimakura

Yuko Tanaka
Yoko Shimakura

Koichi Sato
Nanbara

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
Yûji Tamiya

Kimiko Yo
Tamiko Hamasaki

Haruka Ayase
Naoko Hamasaki

Takeshi Kitano
Teruo Sugino

Tadanobu Asano
Policeman

Mieko Harada
Kumiko Tsukamoto

Kyōzō Nagatsuka
Kazuo Tsukamoto

Takashi Okamura

Hideji Ōtaki
Gorô Ôura

Takahiro Miura
Takuya Ôura
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