Diamonds in the Sand
砂の中のダイヤモンド
Release: 2025-10-30
·Runtime: 102m
Drama
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.
Production Countries
Japan
Malaysia
Philippines
Production Companies
Is.Field
CMB Film Services
Nathan Studios
Talents Tokyo
Spanic Films
Paperheart
Project 8 Projects
Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs
Trailers & Videos
Cast
Crew
Soo Mun Thye
Editor
Ho Yuhang
Executive Producer
Dan Villegas
Producer, Executive Producer
Ria Atayde
Executive Producer
Sylvia Sanchez
Executive Producer
Shôzô Ichiyama
Executive Producer
Eero Francisco
Production Design
Antoinette Jadaone
Executive Producer
Corinne de San Jose
Sound
Akiko Ashizawa
Director of Photography
Geo Lomuntad
Associate Producer