---
title: 'The Great Passage (2013)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Yuya Ishii'
released: '2013-03-25'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-great-passage-2013'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2315226/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Great Passage (2013)

2013 · Drama, Comedy, Romance · Japan

Original title: 舟を編む

## Synopsis

The Great Passage  is a 2013 Japanese drama film directed by Yuya Ishii, starring Ryuhei Matsuda as a dictionary editor. It is based on the best-selling novel by Shion Miura. The film won several awards, including the Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year, and also received several nominations. It was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards, but it was not nominated.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Yuya Ishii](https://cinepixo.com/people/yuya-ishii)
- **Screenplay:** [Shion Miura](https://cinepixo.com/people/shion-miura)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Takashi Watanabe](https://cinepixo.com/people/takashi-watanabe)
- **Director of Photography:** [Jun'ichi Fujisawa](https://cinepixo.com/people/jun-ichi-fujisawa)
- **Editor:** [Shin'ichi Fushima](https://cinepixo.com/people/shin-ichi-fushima)

## Cast

- [Aoi Miyazaki](https://cinepixo.com/people/aoi-miyazaki)
- [Kaoru Yachigusa](https://cinepixo.com/people/kaoru-yachigusa)
- [Kumiko Asō](https://cinepixo.com/people/kumiko-aso)
- [Ryū Morioka](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryu-morioka)
- [Shōhei Uno](https://cinepixo.com/people/shohei-uno)
- [Hiroko Isayama](https://cinepixo.com/people/hiroko-isayama)
- [Ryūhei Matsuda](https://cinepixo.com/people/ryuhei-matsuda)
- [Naoki Matayoshi](https://cinepixo.com/people/naoki-matayoshi)
- [Gō Katō](https://cinepixo.com/people/go-kato)
- [Kaoru Kobayashi](https://cinepixo.com/people/kaoru-kobayashi)
- [Yoshiki Saitō](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshiki-saito)
- [Haru Kuroki](https://cinepixo.com/people/haru-kuroki)
- [Kazuki Namioka](https://cinepixo.com/people/kazuki-namioka)
- [Joe Odagiri](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-odagiri)
- [Misako Watanabe](https://cinepixo.com/people/misako-watanabe)

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