is a 2015 Japanese

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directed by . It was released on June 20, 2015. The film is an adaptation based on a novel by the same name written by Edward Mooney, Jr., and published by Sourcebooks (Naperville, Illinois). The Japanese translation is entitled ''Ishi o Tsumu Hito'' (), from Shogakukan. Atsushi (Koichi Sato) and Ryoko (Kanako Higuchi) are a married coupled. They decide they want to live around nature and move to Biei in Hokkaido, Japan. Atsushi isn't sure what to do with his free time, so Ryoko asks him to build a stone wall around their house. Atsushi experiences tragedy, but later gets closer to his estranged daughter, Satoko (Keiko Kitagawa). Atsushi continues building the stone wall.

Plot

Cast

* Kōichi Satō *

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Reception

won the award for Best Newcomer at the

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for ''The Pearls of the Stone Man'' and ''

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won the Best Actress award at the 40th annual Brussels International Film Festival for ''The Pearls of the Stone Man''.

References

External links

* *Official website of the author
Edward Mooney, Jr.
* 2010s Japanese films 2015 drama films 2015 films Japanese drama films Shochiku films Films scored by Taro Iwashiro {{2010s-Japan-film-stub