The Sea of Trees

[Machine Translation] When the journey toward the end of life turns into a journey of hope, we are enveloped in a sublime love story. An official selection of the Competition section at the Cannes International Film Festival. Matthew McConaughey, Ken Watanabe, and director Gus Van Sant present a moving mystery! --Aokigahara Sea of Trees, northwest of Mt. Arthur (Matthew McConaughey), an American who has come to Japan with the intention of making it the end of his life, meets Takumi (Ken Watanabe), a Japanese man who is wandering through a dense virgin forest in search of a way out. Takumi is injured and shivering in the cold, but Arthur cannot leave him alone and together they begin to walk in search of a way out. However, as if trapped by the forest's magical power, all the paths lead to dead ends, and the two lose their sense of direction and are forced to struggle against the harsh natural environment. Under these harsh conditions, Arthur opens his heart to Takumi, with whom he shares a common destiny. Eventually, he begins to tell the story of the event that made him decide to travel to the Sea of Trees...

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人生の終着点へ向かう旅が希望の旅に変わる時、崇高な愛の物語に包まれる─。カンヌ国際映画祭コンペティション部門正式出品作品。マシュー・マコノヒー×渡辺謙×監督: ガス・ヴァン・サントが贈る、感動のミステリー! ――富士山の北西に広がる青木ヶ原樹海。そこを人生の終着点にしようと決めて日本にやって来たアメリカ人アーサー(マシュー・マコノヒー)は、原生林が鬱蒼と生い茂る森の中で、出口を求めてさまよう日本人タクミ(渡辺謙)と出会う。怪我を負い、寒さに震えているタクミをアーサーは放っておくことができず、一緒に出口を探して歩き始める。しかし、まるで森の魔力に囚われてしまったかのように道はどれも行き止まりで、方向感覚を失った2人は厳しい自然との闘いを強いられる。その過酷な状況下、運命共同体となったタクミに心を開いていくアーサー。やがて彼は、樹海への旅を決意させたある出来事を語り始める・・・。