To the Ends of the Earth

To the Ends of the Earth follows Yoko, a reserved Japanese reporter for a travel variety show. While visiting Uzbekistan to film an episode, she interacts with the local people and experiences a foreign culture. These encounters challenge her insular personality and force her to confront her own goals and nature.

The drama was written and directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa, marking the ninth film in a series of 15 directed by him. It follows his 2017 project Before We Vanish and precedes his 2020 work Wife of a Spy. The film features Atsuko Maeda in the lead role of Yoko, alongside Shota Sometani, Tokio Emoto, Ryo Kase, and Adiz Rajabov. Produced by a collaboration involving companies from Japan, Uzbekistan, and Qatar, the movie has a runtime of 120 minutes.

Audience reception is moderately positive, with a 6.7 rating on IMDb based on 2,000 votes and a 6.3 rating on TMDB from 62 votes.