Sabakan

Sabakan

2022 · 96 min · ★ 7.7 · Drama

Nagasaki in 1986. Young friends Hisada and Takemoto decide to go to Boomerang Island to "see the dolphins". The friendship between the two deepens as a result of this adventure.

Directed by Tomoki Kanazawa · Written by Tomoki Kanazawa

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