The Sea of Trees

The Sea of Trees (2016)

Timing: 1:50 (110 min)

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Actors and characters

Release date

2016-04-27

Country

United States

Production

Waypoint Entertainment, Bloom, Netter Productions

Genre

Drama

Budget

$25 000 000

Revenue

$850 985

Website

http://theseaoftrees-movie.com

Director

Gus Van Sant

Actors

Matthew McConaughey, Naomi Watts, Ken Watanabe, Ryoko Seta, Sienna Tow, Naoko Marshall, Michiko Tomura, Yusuke Tozawa, Abe Lee Tsunenori, Joe Girard
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Scenario

Producer

Gil Netter, F. Gary Gray, Chris Sparling, Kevin Halloran, Ken Kao, E. Brian Dobbins, Allen Fischer

Operator

Kasper Tuxen

Composer

Mason Bates

Artist

Jonathan Mosca

Audition

Francine Maisler, Sande Alessi

Editing

Pietro Scalia, Sasha Veneziano
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• In the Aokigahara forest, also known as the "suicide forest," at the base of Mount Fuji in Japan, an average of three suicides are committed each week. It is said that the forest is inhabited by Japanese ghosts called "Yūrei," who are filled with self-loathing for their actions. This story also served as the basis for the short film Shawn4Ever (2012).
• The film was booed by critics at the 68th Cannes Film Festival.
• In 2013, the film's screenplay appeared on the "Black List"—an annual ranking of the "most liked" unproduced screenplays according to film studios.
• Partially filmed on Mount Fuji in Japan.
• Matthew McConaughey and Ken Watanabe both worked with Christopher Nolan, although not together. McConaughey starred in Interstellar (2014), while Watanabe appeared in Batman Begins (2005) and Inception (2010).
• The film is not based on a book. It was made from an original screenplay, not an adaptation, despite the existence of several books with the same title.
• Some of the filming took place in the town of Ashland, Massachusetts, USA.
• In Aokigahara Forest, also known as “the suicide forest,” at the foot of Mount Fuji in Japan, an average of three suicides are committed each week. It is said that the forest is inhabited by Japanese ghosts called “Yūrei,” who are filled with self-loathing for what they have done. This story also served as the basis for the short film Shawn4Ever (2012).
• In 2013, the film's screenplay appeared on the “Black List” – an annual ranking of the “most liked” unrealized screenplays according to film studios.