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Healing (working title)

After bad experiences in an advertising company, Rina Ichinose (22) quits her job. Wandering about her future, she meets with Karen Suzuki (40), a charismatic therapist, and decides to follow her steps in the relaxation world.
She begins her job with four coworkers who watched over her. Still unexperienced, Rina fails to satisfy a client, Usui, a famous former pro baseball player. He suffered a trauma due to a dead ball in the head, and is still struggling. Hearing that is determined to make it back as a professional player, Rina decides to help him.
For her, the only way to overcome his trauma is to concentrate on himself. She convinces him to attend a relaxation therapy course with her.

  • Tetsuo Shinohara
    Director
    Walking with My Grandma
  • Keiko Kanome
    Writer
    Perfect World
  • Takuya Masumoto
    Writer
    The Black Company
  • Iyo Nishikori
    Writer
  • Hiroki Ohwada
    Producer
    Destruction Babies
  • Nobuo Kameyama
    Producer
    Startup Girls
  • Airi Matsui
    Key Cast
    "Rina Ichinose"
    Fortuna's Eye
  • Masayasu Yagi
    Key Cast
    "Usui Hayato"
    Jam
  • Manami Hashimoto
    Key Cast
    "Sayaka Itoh"
    Masquerade Hotel
  • Hiroyuki Watanabe
    Key Cast
    "Taro Ichinose"
  • Norika Fujiwara
    Key Cast
    "Karen Suzuki"
  • Toshihiro Yashiba
    Key Cast
    "Tetsuji Samejima"
  • Hiroko Nakajima
    Key Cast
    "Naoko Shinozaki"
  • Kentaro Akisawa
    Key Cast
    "Daisuke Nishino"
  • Masaru Mizuno
    Key Cast
    "Koji Uesaka"
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    癒しのこころみ～自分を好きになる方法～
  • Project Type:
    Feature
  • Genres:
    Drama, Comedy
  • Runtime:
    1 hour 48 minutes 38 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    August 26, 2019
  • Production Budget:
    70,000,000 JPY
  • Country of Origin:
    Japan
  • Country of Filming:
    Japan
  • Language:
    Japanese
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Distribution Information
  • Aeon Entertainment
    Country: Japan
    Rights: Theatrical
Director Biography - Tetsuo Shinohara

His first contact with filming is when studying at Meiji University. After assisting the director Yoshimitsu Morita on several projects, he wins a Special Award at 1989 Pia Film Festival for “Running High”. Then, “Work on the Grass” (1993) in the Grand Prix at Kobe International Independent Film Festival. In 2017, his movie “Flower and Sword” wins best movie and best director award at the 41 Japan Academy Awards.

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