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Cast

Lily Franky

Lily Franky

Yoji

Maria Isabel Lopez

Maria Isabel Lopez

Minerva

Soliman Cruz

Soliman Cruz

Charlie Dizon

Charlie Dizon

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Stefanie Arianne

Stefanie Arianne

Sheila

Vikash Paliwal

Vikash Paliwal

Store Clerk

Nukata Shinichi

Nukata Shinichi

Suzuki

Crew

Janus Victoria

Janus Victoria

Director

Dan Villegas

Dan Villegas

Producer

Lorna Tee

Lorna Tee

Producer

Masumi Soga

Masumi Soga

Producer

Shôzô Ichiyama

Shôzô Ichiyama

Executive Producer

Janus Victoria

Janus Victoria

Writer

Soo Mun Thye

Soo Mun Thye

Editor

Jai Saldajeno

Jai Saldajeno

Music

Corinne de San Jose

Corinne de San Jose

Sound

Keiko Katahira

Keiko Katahira

Set Designer

Shigenori Miki

Shigenori Miki

Lighting Director

Eero Francisco

Eero Francisco

Production Design

Akiko Ashizawa

Akiko Ashizawa

Director of Photography

Geo Lomuntad

Geo Lomuntad

Associate Producer

Anna Velario

Anna Velario

Associate Producer

Monster Jimenez

Monster Jimenez

Associate Producer

Ria Atayde

Ria Atayde

Executive Producer

Sylvia Sanchez

Sylvia Sanchez

Executive Producer

Jaime G. Baltazar

Jaime G. Baltazar

Executive Producer

Dan Villegas

Dan Villegas

Executive Producer

Antoinette Jadaone

Antoinette Jadaone

Executive Producer

Lorna Tee

Lorna Tee

Executive Producer

Ho Yuhang

Ho Yuhang

Executive Producer

Masumi Soga

Masumi Soga

Executive Producer

Manet A. Dayrit

Manet A. Dayrit

Executive Producer

Janus Victoria

Janus Victoria

Executive Producer

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Diamonds in the Sand

20246.5 / 10102 min
Drama

Overview

Divorced salaryman Yoji has just buried his mother in Tokyo. With few meaningful relationships left, he comes to grips with the realization that he has nothing to live for. A chance encounter with Minerva, a Filipina migrant worker who appears to sense his sadness, urges him to see his situation in a new way. A former nightclub entertainer, Minerva now works as a caregiver to provide for her only child in the Philippines. When Yoji discovers the decomposing corpse of his neighbor, an old man whose name he does not know, the death is ruled a kodokushi, or the lonely death. Unwilling to meet the same fate, Yoji throws caution to the wind to follow Minerva to Manila, the capital city of the Philippines.