Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.

See what’s playing
To The Ends of the Earth
To The Ends of the Earth
7.0
/10
2,260 Ratings

TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH

Tabi no Owari Sekai no Hajimari

Directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
Japan, Uzbekistan, 2019
Drama

Synopsis

Yoko, a cautious and introverted host of a popular TV travel show, is on assignment in Uzbekistan. When everything goes wrong, she decides to set aside her host duties and take a stroll. Lost in the streets of a foreign city, she finds herself adrift and alone, confronting her fears and aspirations.

Synopsis

Yoko, a cautious and introverted host of a popular TV travel show, is on assignment in Uzbekistan. When everything goes wrong, she decides to set aside her host duties and take a stroll. Lost in the streets of a foreign city, she finds herself adrift and alone, confronting her fears and aspirations.

Our take

A new environment can be invigorating. Kurosawa’s existential drama feels like a breath of fresh air yet it still retains the sticky feel of horror. Starring J-pop star and actor Atsuko Maeda (Before We Vanish), the film explores the dark underside of cultural tourism in our age of reality TV.