Ripples (2023) movie poster

Ripples

2023 · 120 min · Director: Naoko Ogigami

Ripples (2023) is a drama, directed by Naoko Ogigami. It stars Mariko Tsutsui and Ken Mitsuishi. The 120-minute film holds an audience score of 6.5/10.

What Ripples Is About

Yoriko Sudo is a woman in her fifties: wife of a salaryman, mother of a discontented young man, and reluctant carer for her father in law. In a country where the water may have been contaminated after the earthquake, she attaches herself to a new religious group that worships water, and passes her days praying and raking a zen garden. Then the husband who vanished years earlier turns up at the door, says he has cancer and would like to spend his last days with her. Naoko Ogigami builds the film on how anger collects under a calm surface. Our record stops before the story actually starts.

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What is Ripples about?

Yoriko Sudo is a woman in her fifties: wife of a salaryman, mother of a discontented young man, and reluctant carer for her father in law. In a country where the water may have been contaminated after the earthquake, she attaches herself to a new religious group that worships water, and passes her days praying and raking a zen garden.

Where can I watch Ripples?

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How long is Ripples?

Ripples runs for 120 minutes (2h).

When did Ripples come out?

Ripples was released in 2023.

Who directed Ripples?

Ripples was directed by Naoko Ogigami.

Who stars in Ripples?

Ripples stars Mariko Tsutsui, Ken Mitsuishi, Hayato Isomura, Tamae Ando.

What is Ripples's rating?

Ripples holds 6.8/10 on IMDb and 6.5/10 on TMDB. Its Pulse Score is 68 out of 100.

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