

Diamonds in the Sand
2025-10-30 · 102 min · Not rated
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.
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- Directors
- Janus Victoria
- Production companies
- Is.Field, CMB Film Services, Nathan Studios, Talents Tokyo, Spanic Films, Paperheart, Project 8 Projects, Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs
- Countries
- Japan, Malaysia, Philippines
- Status
- Released
Top Cast
Lily FrankyYoji
Maria Isabel LopezMinerva
Soliman CruzToto
Charlie DizonAngel
Kazuko YoshiyukiNatsuko Kimura
Stefanie ArianneSheila
Vikash PaliwalStore Clerk
Reiko KataokaAiko
Sheenly GenerKrista
Ryo IwamatsuKawase
Yuya WatanabeJunior Cleaner
Ami YokouchiHirayama
Ikkei WatanabeAbe
Joshua CabiladasTaxi DriverTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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