The Sea of Trees
Love will bring you home
2015
Rated
PG-13
110
minutes
Drama
Directed By:
Gus Van Sant
In Japan's Aokigahara Forest, a troubled teacher meets a mysterious lost stranger who takes him on a life-changing journey of love and redemption.
Language
English
Release Date
April 27, 2016
Budget
$15,000,000
Revenue
$909,000
Cast
Matthew McConaughey
Arthur Brennan
Naomi Watts
Joan Brennan
Ken Watanabe
Takumi Nakamura
Ryoko Seta
Airport Desk Agent
Sienna Tow
Girl in Airport
Naoko Marshall
Flight Attendant
Michiko Tomura
Woman on Train
Yusuke Tozawa
Man on Train
Abe Lee Tsunenori
Taxi Driver
Joe Girard
Man at Convenience Store
Jazmin Domenech
Young Woman
Luke DeWolfe
Young Man
Katie Aselton
Gabriella Laforte
Nada Despotovich
Maryanne Wescott
Christopher Tarjan
Gil Cramer
Charles Van Eman
Paul Wescott
Bruce Norris
Dr. Howerton
Joseph Baken
Simon
Jordan Gavaris
Eric
Anna Friedman
Anna
Amanda Collins
Woman at Grocery Store
Jimi Stanton
Mailman
Ikuma Ando
Park Ranger 1
Juzo Yoshida
Park Ranger 2
Owen Burke
Ambulance Tech
Simba Dibinga
Ambulance Tech
Tatsuki Motoyoshi
Park Ranger 3
Richard Levine
Funeral Director
James Saito
Dr. Takahashi
Kioo Ikeda
Male Game Show Host
Aya Kinoshita
Female Game Show Host
Ai Yoshihara
Mental Health Specialist
Hyunri
Flight Attendant
Susan Garfield
Arthur's Friend
Show Full Crew
Directing
Gus Van Sant
Director
Scott Peterson
Script Supervisor
Jenna Dayton
Script Supervisor
Scooter Perrotta
Additional Second Assistant Director
Thomas Patrick Smith
First Assistant Director
Robert E. Kay
Second Assistant Director
David Marnell
Second Second Assistant Director
Editing
Stephen Nakamura
Digital Intermediate Colorist
Pietro Scalia
Editor
Loan Phan
Digital Intermediate Producer
Devon Miller
Digital Intermediate Editor
Kat Spiess
Additional Editor
Camera
David Parson
First Assistant "A" Camera
Kasper Tuxen
Director of Photography
Patrick Quinn
First Assistant "B" Camera
Darrell Temple
Grip
Michael Geoghegan
Grip
Alison Barton
Grip
Michael Merriman
"B" Camera Operator
Kenji Maki
Camera Operator
Dawn Marie Richard
Best Boy Grip
Fletcher Burns
Grip
John Parson
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Jake Giles Netter
Still Photographer
Jeremy Johnson
Grip
Ethan Fox
Grip
Dylan Michael Peloquin
Grip
Jenn Nickerson
Grip
Clinton McMahon
Grip
Raymond McHale
Grip
Beecher Cotton
Grip
Joyce Cardoza
Grip
Mark Brochu
Grip
Steven Blaney
Grip
Tim Driscoll
Key Grip
Paul Parson
Grip
Sam Nuttmann
Camera Technician
Nicholas Pasquariello
Digital Imaging Technician
P.J. Hand
Dolly Grip
Masanori Yokota
Assistant Camera
Wally Webber
Grip
Steve Sherrick
Digital Imaging Technician
Bert Mayer
Grip
Writing
Production
F. Gary Gray
Producer
Francine Maisler
Casting
Chris Sparling
Producer
Shinya Furugori
Location Coordinator
Carolyn Pickman
Location Casting
Melissa Kostenbauder
Casting Associate
Pietro Scalia
Co-Producer
Meghan Lennox
Casting Assistant
Kristan Berona
Extras Casting
Ken Kao
Producer
Kevin Halloran
Producer
Kevin Halloran
Unit Production Manager
Kathy Driscoll-Mohler
Casting Associate
E. Brian Dobbins
Producer
Colleen Gibbons
Location Manager
Gil Netter
Producer
Stefni Colle
Casting Assistant
Tracy Lee McGrath
Co-Producer
Brandon Hollyer
Second Assistant Accountant
Hiromi Marder
Payroll Accountant
Matt Bouldry
Casting Assistant
Thomas Patrick Smith
Associate Producer
Allen Fischer
Producer
Tami Goldman
Co-Producer
Laura Peña
Assistant Production Coordinator
Mike MacCuish
First Assistant Accountant
Alex Berard
Assistant Location Manager
Satch Watanabe
Co-Producer
Kôsuke Oshida
Line Producer
Sasha Veneziano
Production Supervisor
Eugene Pope
General Manager
Marty Elfalan
First Assistant Accountant
Sande Alessi
Casting
Sande Alessi
Extras Casting
Evelyn Jane Ross
Art Department Production Assistant
Sreyans Bardia
Head of Production
Ryan Blake
Production Secretary
Cheryl Hawe
Extras Casting
Jerry Lee
Post Production Accountant
Zach Zatet
Casting Assistant
Douglas Armitage
Assistant Location Manager
Brian Girard
Location Assistant
Nadeem Ashayer
Key Set Production Assistant
Tom Anas
Production Assistant
Daniel Brito
Production Assistant
Tony Kress
Production Assistant
Doris Hellmann
Production Accountant
Timothy DuBois
Production Assistant
Steven P. DeCoste Jr.
Production Assistant
Adrian Casas
Production Coordinator
Sound
John T. Cucci
Foley Artist
Greg ten Bosch
Sound Effects Editor
Dan O'Connell
Foley Artist
Chris Douridas
Music Supervisor
Felix Andrew
Production Sound Mixer
Teri E. Dorman
Supervising Sound Editor
Michael Scott
Boom Operator
Matthew Harrison
Foley Editor
Travis MacKay
ADR Mixer
James Ashwill
Foley Mixer
Beau Borders
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jamie Hardt
Sound Effects Editor
John Guentner
Foley Mixer
Ryan Rubin
Music Editor
Lee Gilmore
Sound Effects Editor
Deb Adair
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Melissa Lytle
Assistant Sound Editor
Ai-Ling Lee
Additional Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ai-Ling Lee
Supervising Sound Editor
Ai-Ling Lee
Sound Designer
Nancy Nugent
Dialogue Editor
Lisa J. Levine
Supervising ADR Editor
John Murray
Foley Supervisor
Monica Zierhut
Music Consultant
Daniel Kresco
Scoring Mixer
Tim Limer
Sound Recordist
Nicholas Cochran
ADR Recordist
Masato Komatsu
Sound Mixer
Eímear Noone
Conductor
Art Espinosa
Sound Assistant
Justin Herman
Sound Recordist
Chris Muckley
Assistant Music Supervisor
G. John Garrett
Utility Sound
Mason Bates
Original Music Composer
Art
Lynda Reiss
Property Master
Alex DiGerlando
Production Design
Jeanette Scott
Set Decoration
Sean Doyle
Art Department Coordinator
Jonathan Mosca
Assistant Art Director
Ted Lubonovich II
Construction Foreman
Amy Morrison
Set Decoration Buyer
Erik Polczwartek
Art Direction
Gabor Medveczky
Set Dresser
Steve Sysko
Painter
Brian Hakala
Set Dresser
Scott T. Pina
Construction Coordinator
Peter Gonzalez
Location Scout
Kôji Kozumi
Art Direction
Michael Rebibo
Construction Buyer
Dawn Beagan
Assistant Property Master
Amanda Ward
Assistant Property Master
Michael Potter
Set Dresser
Mark Oliver
Head Greensman
Megan Blake
Graphic Designer
Ryan McCoy Johnson
Leadman
Brendan Harvey
Set Dresser
Bob Flannery
Set Dresser
Costume & Make-Up
Peter Tothpal
Hair Department Head
Felicity Bowring
Makeup Department Head
Hillary Derby
Costumer
Katie Saunders
Costume Supervisor
Joanna Raskin
Additional Hairstylist
Trish Seeney
Key Makeup Artist
Tina Ulee
Set Costumer
Bren Cook
Ager/Dyer
Raul Hernandez
Key Hair Stylist
Nichole Pleau
Makeup Artist
Emma C. Rotondi
Hairstylist
Aimee McCue
Key Set Costumer
Margaret Codola
Set Costumer
C. Kent Lanigan
On Set Dresser
Danny Glicker
Costume Design
Kyra Panchenko
Makeup Artist
Annalisa Adams
Costumer
Ryan Trygstad
Hairstylist
Akira Tomita
Makeup Artist
Daryl Sargeant
Costume Assistant
Kiho Naganawa
Assistant Makeup Artist
Paula Adamo-Vila
Costumer
Janna Pederson
Seamstress
Ann Powderly
Seamstress
Jacqueline Goines
Ager/Dyer
Sara Mills-Broffman
Ager/Dyer
Crew
Anthony N.
Stunt Double
Mark Fichera
Stunt Double
Jeremy Fry
Stunt Driver
Jeremy Fry
Stunts
Peter Epstein
Stunts
Mark Norby
Stunt Coordinator
Victor Paguia
Stunts
Judy Dickerson
Dialect Coach
Ken Rudell
Special Effects Technician
Paul Marini
Stunts
Callie Croughwell
Stunts
Ashlen Aquila
Utility Stunts
Aaron Vexler
Stunts
Gregg Brilliant
Unit Publicist
Michael T. Brady
Marine Coordinator
Adam Bellao
Special Effects Technician
Jodi Michelle Pynn
Stunts
Ryan Hanna
Stunts
Neil Andrea
Marine Coordinator
Steve Kim
Stunts
Joe Montenegro
Special Effects Technician
Amber Subelka
Scenic Artist
Jeff Snyder
Video Assist Operator
Tami Goldman
Post Production Supervisor
Kathleen S. Dunn
Dialect Coach
Carrie Capizzano
Scenic Artist
Zachary K. Lazar
Generator Operator
Cameron Goodrich
Craft Service
Patrick Edward White
Special Effects Technician
Tim Jackson
Propmaker
Rockey Dickey Jr.
Utility Stunts
Patrick Shelby
Propmaker
Dudley Merritt
Propmaker
Matt Miller
Post Production Assistant
Daniel Marchese Jr.
Propmaker
James R. Lafazia
Propmaker
Stephen Hutton
Propmaker
James D. Hurd
Propmaker
Nathan Holton
Propmaker
Peter Hamilton
Propmaker
Catrin Evans
Propmaker
Andrew Dehlinger
Propmaker
Russell Cioe
Propmaker
Daniel J. Courchaine
Charge Scenic Artist
Steven Orfanos
Special Effects Technician
Steve Austin
Special Effects Technician
Jeffery Kincannon
Stunt Driver
Adam D. Bouchard
Base Camp Operator
David Marks
Visual Effects Editor
Visual Effects
Paul Graff
Visual Effects Supervisor
Christina Graff
Visual Effects Producer
Rachel Berry
Visual Effects Producer
Mark R. Byers
Special Effects Supervisor
Hetal Jain
Visual Effects Producer
Blake Loyd
Digital Compositor
Kyle Dutton
Visual Effects Coordinator
Brian Sales
Compositing Supervisor
Aryel Melek-Shalom
3D Artist
Olaf Wendt
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jordan Hassay
Digital Compositor
John Grimaldi Jr.
Digital Compositor
Devin Uzan
Digital Compositor
Corey Witherow
Digital Compositor
Jimmy Yeo
Digital Compositor
Christian Zeiler
Digital Compositor
Tristan M. Child
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Serge Eustache
Digital Compositor
Prakash Pathak
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Lighting
Shawn S. Ryder
Rigging Grip
Joshua Dreyfus
Gaffer
Daniel Hourihan
Electrician
David Hallas
Electrician
Jose 'Flecha' Hernandez
Electrician
Yasuhiro Kaneko
Gaffer
Brian C. Doyle
Rigging Grip
Ian Adams
Rigging Grip
Amanda Dobson
Rigging Grip
Sarah A. Walker
Electrician
Phil Reilly
Electrician
Aaron Tyburski
Electrician
Harry Pray IV
Electrician
Dave Provenzano
Electrician
Adam P. Piselli
Electrician
Alexander Jay Nelson
Electrician
Philip T. Nason
Electrician
John Nagaki-Dilazzaro
Electrician
Andrew Boncher
Electrician
David W. Beckwith
Electrician
Peter D'Angelo
Key Rigging Grip
Paul Birk
Best Boy Electric
Jenny Ciaffone
Electrician
James R. Mitchell
Best Boy Electric
Tim Fairley
Rigging Grip
Michael Dynice
Genetator Operator
Geoff Dann
Rigging Gaffer