The Sea of Trees (2016)
The Sea of Trees (2016)
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Plot.
In Japan's Aokigahara Forest, a troubled teacher meets a mysterious lost stranger who takes him on a life-changing journey of love and redemption.
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Cast & Crew.
Matthew McConaughey
Arthur Brennan
Naomi Watts
Joan Brennan
Ken Watanabe
Takumi Nakamura
Ryoko Seta
Airport Desk Agent
Sienna Tow
Girl in Airport
Naoko Marshall
Flight Attendant
Michiko Tomura
Woman on Train
Yusuke Tozawa
Man on Train
Abe Lee Tsunenori
Taxi Driver
Joe Girard
Man at Convenience Store
Jazmin Domenech
Young Woman
Luke DeWolfe
Young Man
Katie Aselton
Gabriella Laforte
Nada Despotovich
Maryanne Wescott
Christopher Tarjan
Gil Cramer
Charles Van Eman
Paul Wescott
Bruce Norris
Dr. Howerton
Joe Baken
Simon
Jordan Gavaris
Eric
Anna Friedman
Anna
Amanda Collins
Woman at Grocery Store
Jimi Stanton
Mailman
Ikuma Ando
Park Ranger 1
Juzo Yoshida
Park Ranger 2
Owen Burke
Ambulance Tech
Simba Dibinga
Ambulance Tech
Tatsuki Motoyoshi
Park Ranger 3
Richard Levine
Funeral Director
James Saito
Dr. Takahashi
Kioo Ikeda
Male Game Show Host
Aya Kinoshita
Female Game Show Host
Ai Yoshihara
Mental Health Specialist
Hyunri
Flight Attendant
Susan Garfield
Arthur's Friend
Gus Van Sant
Director
Kasper Tuxen
Director of Photography
Pietro Scalia
Editor / Co-Producer
Jeremy Fry
Stunt Driver / Stunts
Michael Merriman
'B' Camera Operator
Felix Andrew
Production Sound Mixer
Jeff Snyder
Video Assist Operator
Tami Goldman
Post Production Supervisor / Co-Producer
Nicholas Pasquariello
Digital Imaging Technician
Sam Nuttmann
Camera Technician
Kevin Halloran
Unit Production Manager / Producer
Janna Pederson
Seamstress
Tim Limer
Sound Recordist
Paul Parson
Grip
Travis MacKay
ADR Mixer
Paula Adamo-Vila
Costumer
Zachary K. Lazar
Generator Operator
Ann Powderly
Seamstress
Adam D. Bouchard
Base Camp Operator
David Marks
Visual Effects Editor
John Murray
Foley Supervisor
Annalisa Adams
Costumer
Ai-Ling Lee
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer / Supervising Sound Editor / Sound Designer
Philip T. Nason
Electrician
Alison Barton
Grip
Darrell Temple
Grip
Shawn S. Ryder
Rigging Grip
Andrew Boncher
Electrician
Adam P. Piselli
Electrician
Dave Provenzano
Electrician
Jenny Ciaffone
Electrician
Peter D'Angelo
Key Rigging Grip
Jacqueline Goines
Ager/Dyer
Steven Blaney
Grip
David Hallas
Electrician
Raymond McHale
Grip
Michael Geoghegan
Grip
David W. Beckwith
Electrician
Jose 'Flecha' Hernandez
Electrician
Sara Mills-Broffman
Ager/Dyer
Justin Herman
Sound Recordist
Alexander Jay Nelson
Electrician
Harry Pray IV
Electrician
Clinton McMahon
Grip
Paul Birk
Best Boy Electric
Jenn Nickerson
Grip
Aaron Tyburski
Electrician
Mark Brochu
Grip
Joyce Cardoza
Grip
John Nagaki-Dilazzaro
Electrician
Rockey Dickey Jr.
Utility Stunts
Ashlen Aquila
Utility Stunts
Neil Andrea
Marine Coordinator
Paul Marini
Stunts
Jodi Michelle Pynn
Stunts
Callie Croughwell
Stunts
Aaron Vexler
Stunts
Michael T. Brady
Marine Coordinator
Steve Austin
Special Effects Technician
Phil Reilly
Electrician
Amanda Dobson
Rigging Grip
Dawn Beagan
Assistant Property Master
Jeremy Johnson
Grip
Ian Adams
Rigging Grip
Ken Rudell
Special Effects Technician
Steven Orfanos
Special Effects Technician
Ethan Fox
Grip
Brian C. Doyle
Rigging Grip
Sarah A. Walker
Electrician
Laura Peña
Assistant Production Coordinator
Hiromi Marder
Payroll Accountant
Marty Elfalan
First Assistant Accountant
Gregg Brilliant
Unit Publicist
Jerry Lee
Post Production Accountant
Brandon Hollyer
Second Assistant Accountant
Mike MacCuish
First Assistant Accountant
C. Kent Lanigan
On Set Dresser
Ted Lubonovich II
Construction Foreman
James D. Hurd
Propmaker
Peter Hamilton
Propmaker
Russell Cioe
Propmaker
Michael Rebibo
Construction Buyer
Catrin Evans
Propmaker
Nathan Holton
Propmaker
Eugene Pope
General Manager
Andrew Dehlinger
Propmaker
James R. Lafazia
Propmaker
Tim Jackson
Propmaker
Stephen Hutton
Propmaker
Matt Bouldry
Casting Assistant
Dudley Merritt
Propmaker
Patrick Shelby
Propmaker
Kathy Driscoll-Mohler
Casting Associate
Daniel Marchese Jr.
Propmaker
Ryan Blake
Production Secretary
Kristan Berona
Extras Casting
Loan Phan
Digital Intermediate Producer
Devon Miller
Digital Intermediate Editor
Stephen Nakamura
Digital Intermediate Colorist
Masato Komatsu
Sound Mixer
Kôji Kozumi
Art Direction
Yasuhiro Kaneko
Gaffer
Kenji Maki
Camera Operator
Shinya Furugori
Location Coordinator
Matt Miller
Post Production Assistant
Daniel Hourihan
Electrician
Ken Kao
Producer
Kiho Naganawa
Assistant Makeup Artist
Allen Fischer
Producer
Thomas Patrick Smith
Associate Producer / First Assistant Director
Alex DiGerlando
Production Design
Danny Glicker
Costume Design
E. Brian Dobbins
Producer
Tracy Lee McGrath
Co-Producer
Gil Netter
Producer
F. Gary Gray
Producer
Kat Spiess
Additional Editor
Chris Sparling
Screenplay / Producer
Francine Maisler
Casting
Sande Alessi
Casting / Extras Casting
Jeanette Scott
Set Decoration
Kôsuke Oshida
Line Producer
Satch Watanabe
Co-Producer
Felicity Bowring
Makeup Department Head
Mason Bates
Original Music Composer
Erik Polczwartek
Art Direction
Raul Hernandez
Key Hair Stylist
Peter Tothpal
Hair Department Head
Nichole Pleau
Makeup Artist
Sasha Veneziano
Production Supervisor
Kyra Panchenko
Makeup Artist
David Marnell
Second Second Assistant Director
Daniel J. Courchaine
Charge Scenic Artist
Akira Tomita
Makeup Artist
Sean Doyle
Art Department Coordinator
Brendan Harvey
Set Dresser
Scott T. Pina
Construction Coordinator
Lynda Reiss
Property Master
Evelyn Jane Ross
Art Department Production Assistant
Steve Sysko
Painter
Amanda Ward
Assistant Property Master
Ryan Trygstad
Hairstylist
Megan Blake
Graphic Designer
Jonathan Mosca
Assistant Art Director
Deb Adair
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Trish Seeney
Key Makeup Artist
Joanna Raskin
Additional Hairstylist
James Ashwill
Foley Mixer
Bob Flannery
Set Dresser
Brian Hakala
Set Dresser
Emma C. Rotondi
Hairstylist
Ryan McCoy Johnson
Leadman
Amy Morrison
Set Decoration Buyer
Amber Subelka
Scenic Artist
Beau Borders
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Potter
Set Dresser
Carrie Capizzano
Scenic Artist
Robert E. Kay
Second Assistant Director
Scooter Perrotta
Additional Second Assistant Director
Mark Oliver
Head Greensman
Gabor Medveczky
Set Dresser
Matthew Harrison
Foley Editor
Jimmy Yeo
Digital Compositor
Sreyans Bardia
Head of Production
Nicholas Cochran
ADR Recordist
Dan O'Connell
Foley Artist
Greg ten Bosch
Sound Effects Editor
Devin Uzan
Digital Compositor
Lisa J. Levine
Supervising ADR Editor
Patrick Edward White
Special Effects Technician
Serge Eustache
Digital Compositor
Paul Graff
Visual Effects Supervisor
John T. Cucci
Foley Artist
Melissa Lytle
Assistant Sound Editor
Teri E. Dorman
Supervising Sound Editor
Lee Gilmore
Sound Effects Editor
Blake Loyd
Digital Compositor
Aryel Melek-Shalom
3D Artist
Art Espinosa
Sound Assistant
G. John Garrett
Utility Sound
Joe Montenegro
Special Effects Technician
Rachel Berry
Visual Effects Producer
Brian Sales
Compositing Supervisor
Prakash Pathak
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Mark R. Byers
Special Effects Supervisor
Michael Scott
Boom Operator
Kyle Dutton
Visual Effects Coordinator
Christina Graff
Visual Effects Producer
Tristan M. Child
Visual Effects Production Assistant
John Guentner
Foley Mixer
Peter Epstein
Stunts
Jamie Hardt
Sound Effects Editor
John Grimaldi Jr.
Digital Compositor
Olaf Wendt
Visual Effects Supervisor
Corey Witherow
Digital Compositor
Nancy Nugent
Dialogue Editor
Jordan Hassay
Digital Compositor
Adam Bellao
Special Effects Technician
Christian Zeiler
Digital Compositor
Hetal Jain
Visual Effects Producer
Mark Norby
Stunt Coordinator
Beecher Cotton
Grip
Dylan Michael Peloquin
Grip
Ryan Hanna
Stunts
Mark Fichera
Stunt Double
Tim Driscoll
Key Grip
Victor Paguia
Stunts
P.J. Hand
Dolly Grip
Wally Webber
Grip
Michael Dynice
Genetator Operator
Patrick Quinn
First Assistant 'B' Camera
Dawn Marie Richard
Best Boy Grip
Jeffery Kincannon
Stunt Driver
James R. Mitchell
Best Boy Electric
Geoff Dann
Rigging Gaffer
Anthony N.
Stunt Double
Masanori Yokota
Assistant Camera
Fletcher Burns
Grip
Steve Sherrick
Digital Imaging Technician
David Parson
First Assistant 'A' Camera
Steve Kim
Stunts
Jake Giles Netter
Still Photographer
Joshua Dreyfus
Gaffer
John Parson
Second Assistant 'A' Camera
Tim Fairley
Rigging Grip
Bert Mayer
Grip
Cheryl Hawe
Extras Casting
Margaret Codola
Set Costumer
Daryl Sargeant
Costume Assistant
Katie Saunders
Costume Supervisor
Colleen Gibbons
Location Manager
Peter Gonzalez
Location Scout
Bren Cook
Ager/Dyer
Melissa Kostenbauder
Casting Associate
Hillary Derby
Costumer
Douglas Armitage
Assistant Location Manager
Daniel Kresco
Scoring Mixer
Scott Peterson
Script Supervisor
Tina Ulee
Set Costumer
Monica Zierhut
Music Consultant
Aimee McCue
Key Set Costumer
Carolyn Pickman
Location Casting
Chris Douridas
Music Supervisor
Chris Muckley
Assistant Music Supervisor
Ryan Rubin
Music Editor
Jenna Dayton
Script Supervisor
Eímear Noone
Conductor
Meghan Lennox
Casting Assistant
Stefni Colle
Casting Assistant
Brian Girard
Location Assistant
Zach Zatet
Casting Assistant
Daniel Brito
Production Assistant
Judy Dickerson
Dialect Coach
Alex Berard
Assistant Location Manager
Nadeem Ashayer
Key Set Production Assistant
Steven P. DeCoste Jr.
Production Assistant
Tom Anas
Production Assistant
Doris Hellmann
Production Accountant
Tony Kress
Production Assistant
Adrian Casas
Production Coordinator
Timothy DuBois
Production Assistant
Kathleen S. Dunn
Dialect Coach
Cameron Goodrich
Craft Service
Media.
Details.
Release DateApril 27, 2016
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 50m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$15,000,000
Box Office$909,000
Filming LocationsJapan
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
mount fuji
brain tumor
wife husband relationship
suicide attempt
orchid
alcoholism
unfaithfulness
tokyo japan
nonlinear timeline
airplane trip
lost in the woods
aokigahara
Wiki.
The Sea of Trees is a 2015 American drama mystery film directed by Gus Van Sant and written by Chris Sparling. The film stars Matthew McConaughey, Ken Watanabe, Naomi Watts, Katie Aselton and Jordan Gavaris.
The film is about an American man who attempts suicide in Aokigahara, an infamous suicide hotspot in Japan, where he meets a Japanese man who is there for the same reason. Principal photography began on July 28, 2014, in Foxborough, Massachusetts; the production moved to Japan in September of the same year. It was selected to compete for the Palme d'Or at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival.
The film was released on August 26, 2016, by A24. It received negative reviews from critics and was a box office bomb, grossing mere $825,577 on a $25 million budget.
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