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The Whispering Star

Original title: Hisohiso boshi

“A delivery for you.”

2015 · 1 h 40 min
Directed by Sion Sono · Japan · Contemporary Asian Cinema
Sci-FiDrama

Cast

Kenji Endo Yûto Ikeda Megumi Kagurazaka Kôko Mori

Credits

Written by: Sion Sono
Cinematography: Hideo Yamamoto
Editing: Jun'ichi Itô
Produced by: Izumi Sono Sion Sono Takeshi Suzuki

Plot

A feminine android delivers packages to scattered humans on a lonely interstellar spaceship, in a slow future.

Sinekatalog’s take

Sion Sono's black-and-white science fiction film, with Megumi Kagurazaka, is meditative and quiet, shot partly in Fukushima's exclusion zone.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.5 / 10 (1,489 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.

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