Diamonds in the Sand poster

Diamonds in the Sand

Movie 2025 Released

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.

Diamonds in the Sand is a movie first shown in 2025. Runtime is 102 minutes. Status: Released. Genres: Drama.

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Title details

Type
Movie
Japanese title
ひとりで死ぬのはイヤだから
Release year
2025
Release date
October 30, 2025
Status
Released
Runtime
102 minutes
Genres
Drama
Production companies
Is.Field, CMB Film Services, Nathan Studios, Talents Tokyo, Spanic Films, Paperheart, Project 8 Projects, Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs
Director
Janus Victoria
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Official trailer

Official Trailer

Cast

Lily Franky

Lily Franky

Yoji

Maria Isabel Lopez

Maria Isabel Lopez

Minerva

Soliman Cruz

Soliman Cruz

Toto

Charlie Dizon

Charlie Dizon

Angel

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Kazuko Yoshiyuki

Natsuko Kimura

Stefanie Arianne

Stefanie Arianne

Sheila

Vikash Paliwal

Vikash Paliwal

Store Clerk

N

Nukata Shinichi

Suzuki

Reiko Kataoka

Reiko Kataoka

Aiko

Sheenly Gener

Sheenly Gener

Krista

Ryo Iwamatsu

Ryo Iwamatsu

Kawase

T

Tetsu Sakuma

Senior Cleaner

Yuya Watanabe

Yuya Watanabe

Junior Cleaner

T

Takeshi Sato

Policeman

Ami Yokouchi

Ami Yokouchi

Hirayama

J

Jenavilla Bibal

Ging

Ikkei Watanabe

Ikkei Watanabe

Abe

T

Takae Niyama

Receptionist

Characters

  • Yoji voiced by Lily Franky
  • Minerva voiced by Maria Isabel Lopez
  • Toto voiced by Soliman Cruz
  • Angel voiced by Charlie Dizon
  • Natsuko Kimura voiced by Kazuko Yoshiyuki
  • Sheila voiced by Stefanie Arianne
  • Store Clerk voiced by Vikash Paliwal
  • Suzuki voiced by Nukata Shinichi
  • Aiko voiced by Reiko Kataoka
  • Krista voiced by Sheenly Gener
  • Kawase voiced by Ryo Iwamatsu
  • Senior Cleaner voiced by Tetsu Sakuma
  • Junior Cleaner voiced by Yuya Watanabe
  • Policeman voiced by Takeshi Sato
  • Hirayama voiced by Ami Yokouchi
  • Ging voiced by Jenavilla Bibal
  • Abe voiced by Ikkei Watanabe
  • Receptionist voiced by Takae Niyama

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