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
Tami Goldman
Post Production Supervisor / Co-Producer
Michael Merriman
'B' Camera Operator
Jeff Snyder
Video Assist Operator
Nicholas Pasquariello
Digital Imaging Technician
Sam Nuttmann
Camera Technician
Felix Andrew
Production Sound Mixer
Kevin Halloran
Unit Production Manager / Producer
Justin Herman
Sound Recordist
Travis MacKay
ADR Mixer
Steven Blaney
Grip
Mark Brochu
Grip
David Marks
Visual Effects Editor
John Murray
Foley Supervisor
Zachary K. Lazar
Generator Operator
Jenn Nickerson
Grip
Darrell Temple
Grip
Adam D. Bouchard
Base Camp Operator
Jenny Ciaffone
Electrician
Joyce Cardoza
Grip
Paul Birk
Best Boy Electric
Janna Pederson
Seamstress
Ann Powderly
Seamstress
Tim Limer
Sound Recordist
Alison Barton
Grip
Paula Adamo-Vila
Costumer
Annalisa Adams
Costumer
Ai-Ling Lee
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer / Sound Designer / Supervising Sound Editor
Harry Pray IV
Electrician
Sara Mills-Broffman
Ager/Dyer
Philip T. Nason
Electrician
David W. Beckwith
Electrician
Dave Provenzano
Electrician
Jacqueline Goines
Ager/Dyer
Paul Parson
Grip
Jose 'Flecha' Hernandez
Electrician
John Nagaki-Dilazzaro
Electrician
Clinton McMahon
Grip
Peter D'Angelo
Key Rigging Grip
Alexander Jay Nelson
Electrician
David Hallas
Electrician
Shawn S. Ryder
Rigging Grip
Andrew Boncher
Electrician
Adam P. Piselli
Electrician
Michael Geoghegan
Grip
Raymond McHale
Grip
Aaron Tyburski
Electrician
Ashlen Aquila
Utility Stunts
Rockey Dickey Jr.
Utility Stunts
Neil Andrea
Marine Coordinator
Paul Marini
Stunts
Jodi Michelle Pynn
Stunts
Callie Croughwell
Stunts
Aaron Vexler
Stunts
Michael T. Brady
Marine Coordinator
Phil Reilly
Electrician
Amanda Dobson
Rigging Grip
Brian C. Doyle
Rigging Grip
Dawn Beagan
Assistant Property Master
Steve Austin
Special Effects Technician
Ian Adams
Rigging Grip
Sarah A. Walker
Electrician
Jeremy Johnson
Grip
Ken Rudell
Special Effects Technician
Steven Orfanos
Special Effects Technician
Laura Peña
Assistant Production Coordinator
Gregg Brilliant
Unit Publicist
Hiromi Marder
Payroll Accountant
Brandon Hollyer
Second Assistant Accountant
Jerry Lee
Post Production Accountant
Mike MacCuish
First Assistant Accountant
Marty Elfalan
First Assistant Accountant
Michael Rebibo
Construction Buyer
Andrew Dehlinger
Propmaker
C. Kent Lanigan
On Set Dresser
Ted Lubonovich II
Construction Foreman
Nathan Holton
Propmaker
Russell Cioe
Propmaker
James D. Hurd
Propmaker
Matt Bouldry
Casting Assistant
Daniel Marchese Jr.
Propmaker
Catrin Evans
Propmaker
Peter Hamilton
Propmaker
Patrick Shelby
Propmaker
James R. Lafazia
Propmaker
Tim Jackson
Propmaker
Kathy Driscoll-Mohler
Casting Associate
Dudley Merritt
Propmaker
Ryan Blake
Production Secretary
Eugene Pope
General Manager
Stephen Hutton
Propmaker
Devon Miller
Digital Intermediate Editor
Kristan Berona
Extras Casting
Stephen Nakamura
Digital Intermediate Colorist
Loan Phan
Digital Intermediate Producer
Kenji Maki
Camera Operator
Yasuhiro Kaneko
Gaffer
Masato Komatsu
Sound Mixer
Kôji Kozumi
Art Direction
Shinya Furugori
Location Coordinator
Matt Miller
Post Production Assistant
Daniel Hourihan
Electrician
F. Gary Gray
Producer
Chris Sparling
Producer / Screenplay
Nichole Pleau
Makeup Artist
Ryan Trygstad
Hairstylist
Ken Kao
Producer
Mark Oliver
Head Greensman
Amanda Ward
Assistant Property Master
Alex DiGerlando
Production Design
Sasha Veneziano
Production Supervisor
Mason Bates
Original Music Composer
Francine Maisler
Casting
Erik Polczwartek
Art Direction
Danny Glicker
Costume Design
Emma C. Rotondi
Hairstylist
Amy Morrison
Set Decoration Buyer
Tracy Lee McGrath
Co-Producer
Gil Netter
Producer
Raul Hernandez
Key Hair Stylist
Robert E. Kay
Second Assistant Director
Scooter Perrotta
Additional Second Assistant Director
Peter Tothpal
Hair Department Head
David Marnell
Second Second Assistant Director
Bob Flannery
Set Dresser
Brian Hakala
Set Dresser
E. Brian Dobbins
Producer
Allen Fischer
Producer
Amber Subelka
Scenic Artist
Deb Adair
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Thomas Patrick Smith
Associate Producer / First Assistant Director
Kat Spiess
Additional Editor
Sande Alessi
Casting / Extras Casting
Jeanette Scott
Set Decoration
Akira Tomita
Makeup Artist
Scott T. Pina
Construction Coordinator
Lynda Reiss
Property Master
Evelyn Jane Ross
Art Department Production Assistant
Beau Borders
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Kiho Naganawa
Assistant Makeup Artist
Nicholas Cochran
ADR Recordist
Blake Loyd
Digital Compositor
Jimmy Yeo
Digital Compositor
Christian Zeiler
Digital Compositor
Ryan Hanna
Stunts
Colleen Gibbons
Location Manager
Brian Girard
Location Assistant
Jenna Dayton
Script Supervisor
Megan Blake
Graphic Designer
Brendan Harvey
Set Dresser
Jonathan Mosca
Assistant Art Director
Matthew Harrison
Foley Editor
Anthony N.
Stunt Double
Dylan Michael Peloquin
Grip
Wally Webber
Grip
Masanori Yokota
Assistant Camera
Melissa Kostenbauder
Casting Associate
Zach Zatet
Casting Assistant
Douglas Armitage
Assistant Location Manager
Daniel Kresco
Scoring Mixer
Trish Seeney
Key Makeup Artist
Nancy Nugent
Dialogue Editor
Jordan Hassay
Digital Compositor
Aryel Melek-Shalom
3D Artist
Satch Watanabe
Co-Producer
Gabor Medveczky
Set Dresser
Steve Sysko
Painter
Hetal Jain
Visual Effects Producer
Dawn Marie Richard
Best Boy Grip
Kôsuke Oshida
Line Producer
Felicity Bowring
Makeup Department Head
James Ashwill
Foley Mixer
G. John Garrett
Utility Sound
Joe Montenegro
Special Effects Technician
Christina Graff
Visual Effects Producer
Paul Graff
Visual Effects Supervisor
Brian Sales
Compositing Supervisor
Tristan M. Child
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Bert Mayer
Grip
Patrick Quinn
First Assistant 'B' Camera
Steve Kim
Stunts
Fletcher Burns
Grip
Tom Anas
Production Assistant
Tony Kress
Production Assistant
Kyra Panchenko
Makeup Artist
Michael Potter
Set Dresser
John Grimaldi Jr.
Digital Compositor
Olaf Wendt
Visual Effects Supervisor
Tim Fairley
Rigging Grip
Eímear Noone
Conductor
Michael Scott
Boom Operator
Adam Bellao
Special Effects Technician
Prakash Pathak
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Geoff Dann
Rigging Gaffer
Carolyn Pickman
Location Casting
Tina Ulee
Set Costumer
Monica Zierhut
Music Consultant
John Guentner
Foley Mixer
Mark R. Byers
Special Effects Supervisor
P.J. Hand
Dolly Grip
Ryan McCoy Johnson
Leadman
John T. Cucci
Foley Artist
Art Espinosa
Sound Assistant
Melissa Lytle
Assistant Sound Editor
Dan O'Connell
Foley Artist
Greg ten Bosch
Sound Effects Editor
Kyle Dutton
Visual Effects Coordinator
Corey Witherow
Digital Compositor
Joshua Dreyfus
Gaffer
James R. Mitchell
Best Boy Electric
Lee Gilmore
Sound Effects Editor
Jamie Hardt
Sound Effects Editor
Serge Eustache
Digital Compositor
Jeffery Kincannon
Stunt Driver
Jake Giles Netter
Still Photographer
Chris Douridas
Music Supervisor
Ryan Rubin
Music Editor
Sean Doyle
Art Department Coordinator
Teri E. Dorman
Supervising Sound Editor
Patrick Edward White
Special Effects Technician
Devin Uzan
Digital Compositor
Sreyans Bardia
Head of Production
Mark Norby
Stunt Coordinator
Victor Paguia
Stunts
Stefni Colle
Casting Assistant
Carrie Capizzano
Scenic Artist
Peter Epstein
Stunts
Beecher Cotton
Grip
Michael Dynice
Genetator Operator
David Parson
First Assistant 'A' Camera
Steve Sherrick
Digital Imaging Technician
Margaret Codola
Set Costumer
Daryl Sargeant
Costume Assistant
Katie Saunders
Costume Supervisor
Scott Peterson
Script Supervisor
Rachel Berry
Visual Effects Producer
Judy Dickerson
Dialect Coach
Joanna Raskin
Additional Hairstylist
Daniel J. Courchaine
Charge Scenic Artist
Lisa J. Levine
Supervising ADR Editor
Mark Fichera
Stunt Double
Tim Driscoll
Key Grip
John Parson
Second Assistant 'A' Camera
Cheryl Hawe
Extras Casting
Cameron Goodrich
Craft Service
Adrian Casas
Production Coordinator
Kathleen S. Dunn
Dialect Coach
Doris Hellmann
Production Accountant
Nadeem Ashayer
Key Set Production Assistant
Peter Gonzalez
Location Scout
Meghan Lennox
Casting Assistant
Aimee McCue
Key Set Costumer
Chris Muckley
Assistant Music Supervisor
Daniel Brito
Production Assistant
Bren Cook
Ager/Dyer
Hillary Derby
Costumer
Steven P. DeCoste Jr.
Production Assistant
Alex Berard
Assistant Location Manager
Timothy DuBois
Production Assistant
Ethan Fox
Grip
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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