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* PosthumousCharacter: Joan is dead when the story begins. She is developped through flashbacks.
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* PosthumousCharacter: Joan is dead when the story begins. She is developped developed through flashbacks.
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* LadyDrunk: Joan is a classy with a drinking problem.
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* LadyDrunk: Joan is a classy woman with a drinking problem.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Arthur had an affair with a coworker.
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* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Joan's ghost looks like a [[spoiler:middle-aged Japanese man]]. She stays around because she need to communicate with her husband.
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* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Joan's ghost looks like a [[spoiler:middle-aged Japanese man]]. She stays around because she need needs to communicate with her husband.
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* WildWilderness: Aokigahara forest is very big, wild. It is a popular place to commit suicide, so you encounter many dead bodies. Moreover, you can encounter [[spoiler:the spirits of the deceased]].
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* WildWilderness: Aokigahara forest is very big, big and wild. It is a popular place to commit suicide, so you encounter many dead bodies. Moreover, you can encounter [[spoiler:the spirits of the deceased]].
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* NatureIsNotNice: Takumi and Arthur are lost in the forest and their life is in danger, because of the lack of food and drink, of the chasms they fall into, of the floods, of the cold...
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* BungledSuicide: Takumi slashed his wrists, but he survived.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Arthur was in an AwfulWeddedLife, then his wife got a brain tumor, then she died [[spoiler:in a car accident]], so he was DrivenToSuicide. He almost died in the forest. In the end, he is rescued and he finds peace of mind.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Takumi suggests to follow a stream downstream. Arthur asks if this is a Japanese survival technique. No, it comes from ''Series/ManVsWild''. Then, Takumi sings a Japanese song, which is revealed to be the Japanese version of a song from ''Film/AnAmericanInParis''. This foreshadows the fact that [[spoiler:he is not a real Japanese, but the spirit of Joan, a white American woman]].
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: {{Foreshadowing}}:
** Takumi suggests to follow a stream downstream. Arthur asks if this is a Japanese survival technique. No, it comes from ''Series/ManVsWild''. Then, Takumi sings a Japanese song, which is revealed to be the Japanese version of a song from ''Film/AnAmericanInParis''. This foreshadows the fact that [[spoiler:he is not a real Japanese, but the spirit of Joan, a white Americanwoman]].woman]].
** TheReveal is also foreshadowed when Takumi says things like: "Things are not as they seem here," "This forest is what you call purgatory" or "She is with you. This forest holds her for you."
** Takumi suggests to follow a stream downstream. Arthur asks if this is a Japanese survival technique. No, it comes from ''Series/ManVsWild''. Then, Takumi sings a Japanese song, which is revealed to be the Japanese version of a song from ''Film/AnAmericanInParis''. This foreshadows the fact that [[spoiler:he is not a real Japanese, but the spirit of Joan, a white American
** TheReveal is also foreshadowed when Takumi says things like: "Things are not as they seem here," "This forest is what you call purgatory" or "She is with you. This forest holds her for you."
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* WildWilderness: Aokigahara forest is very big, wild. It is a popular place to commit suicide, so you encounter many dead bodies. Moreover, you can encounter [[spoiler:the spirits of the deceased]].
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* ThePlace: The title refers to the forest where Arthur decided to commit suicide.
* PosthumousCharacter: Joan is dead when the story begins. She is developped through flashbacks.
* PosthumousCharacter: Joan is dead when the story begins. She is developped through flashbacks.
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* RobbingTheDead: Arthur and Takumi take clothes and other objects from the dead bodies they find, in order to survive in the forest.
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* TheLostLenore: Joan, Arthur's love interest is dead. He is driven to suicide because of that.
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* TheLostLenore: Joan, Arthur's love interest interest, is dead. He is driven to suicide because of that.
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* TheLostLenore: Joan, Arthur's love interest is dead. He is driven to suicide because of that.
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* OurGhostsAreDifferent: Joan's ghost looks like a [[spoiler:middle-aged Japanese man]]. She stays around because she need to communicate with her husband.
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* BookEnds: The film begins with Arthur's travel to Japan. He does not eat anything on board. In the end, he comes back and eats an omelette.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Takumi suggest to follow a stream downstream. Arthur asks if this is a Japanese survival technique. No, it comes from ''Series/ManVsWild''. Then, Takumi sings a Japanese song, which is revealed to be the Japanese version of a song from ''Film/AnAmericanInParis''. This foreshadows the fact that [[spoiler:he is not a real Japanese, but the spirit of Joan, a white American woman]].
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Takumi suggest suggests to follow a stream downstream. Arthur asks if this is a Japanese survival technique. No, it comes from ''Series/ManVsWild''. Then, Takumi sings a Japanese song, which is revealed to be the Japanese version of a song from ''Film/AnAmericanInParis''. This foreshadows the fact that [[spoiler:he is not a real Japanese, but the spirit of Joan, a white American woman]].
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* IGaveMyWord: Arthur promises to come back to the place where he left Takumi. So, he comes back to the forest, even if he got lost the first time.
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* TrailOfBreadCrumbs: In the forest, some people use ribbons to find their way back. Arthur comes across some of them in the beginning. In the end, when he is looking for Takumi, Arthur uses a ribbon. When the ribbon is too short, he uses paper balls.
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* {{Foreshadowing}}: Takumi suggest to follow a stream downstream. Arthur asks if this is a Japanese survival technique. No, it comes from ''Series/ManVsWild''. Then, Takumi sings a Japanese song, which is revealed to be the Japanese version of a song from ''Film/AnAmericanInParis''. This foreshadows the fact that [[spoiler:he is not a real Japanese, but the spirit of Joan, a white American woman]].
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* MagicalAsian: Takumi is a Japanese. He helps Arthur, a white American man, who is a scientist and an atheist, to cope with grief and guilt. He tells him that the spirit of his wife can hear him. Finally {{Subverted|Trope}}, because, even if Takumi is revealed to be [[spoiler:a spirit, he is actually the spirit of Joan, a white American woman]]. This was foreshadowed by the fact that Takumi's Japanese survival techniques come from ''Series/ManVsWild'' and that his Japanese song comes from ''Film/AnAmericanInParis''.
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* ChekhovsBoomerang: The names of Takumi's wife and daughter. Takumi tells Arthur about them early in the film. When Arthur is rescued, he remembers these names and the fact that the authorities cannot use them to identify Takumi is an important clue that [[spoiler:Takumi does not really exist]]. Finally, a student of Arthur tells him that these are not Japanese names, but translations for [[spoiler:"yellow" and "winter", which means that Takumi was probably a spirit who could communicate with Joan]].
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* AwfulWeddedLife: Joan and Arthur constantly quarrel (because she drinks too much, because he does not make enough money, because he cheated on her).
* ChekhovsBoomerang: The names of Takumi's wife and daughter. Takumi tells Arthur about them early in the film. When Arthur is rescued, he remembers these names and the fact that the authorities cannot use them to identify Takumi is an important clue that [[spoiler:Takumi does not really exist]]. Finally, a student of Arthur tells him that these are not Japanese names, but translations for [[spoiler:"yellow" and "winter", which means that Takumi was probablya spirit who could communicate with Joan]].Joan's spirit]].
* ChekhovsBoomerang: The names of Takumi's wife and daughter. Takumi tells Arthur about them early in the film. When Arthur is rescued, he remembers these names and the fact that the authorities cannot use them to identify Takumi is an important clue that [[spoiler:Takumi does not really exist]]. Finally, a student of Arthur tells him that these are not Japanese names, but translations for [[spoiler:"yellow" and "winter", which means that Takumi was probably
** Takumi and Arthur discover an orchid in the forest. Takumi says that a flower grows when a soul has crossed over from this place. In the end, Arthur discover another orchid in the place where he left Takumi.
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** Arthur tells Takumi that he used a TrailOfBreadCrumbs and Takumi compares him to Hansel from ''Literature/HanselAndGretel''. In the end, Joan's favorite book is revealed to be ''Hansel and Gretel'', which is a clue that [[spoiler:Takumi was probably a spirit who could communicate with Joan]].
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** Arthur tells Takumi that he used a TrailOfBreadCrumbs and Takumi compares him to Hansel from ''Literature/HanselAndGretel''. In the end, Joan's favorite book is revealed to be ''Hansel and Gretel'', which is a clue that [[spoiler:Takumi was probably a spirit who could communicate with Joan]].Joan's spirit]].
* EiffelTowerEffect: Mount Fuji is showed several times.
* {{Flashback}}: Arthur and Joan's life is told in several flashbacks.
* ForegoneConclusion: Arthur tells Takumi that he wants to commit suicide because Joan is dead. So, even when the doctor tells her that she should get better, we know that she is doomed.
* {{Flashback}}: Arthur and Joan's life is told in several flashbacks.
* ForegoneConclusion: Arthur tells Takumi that he wants to commit suicide because Joan is dead. So, even when the doctor tells her that she should get better, we know that she is doomed.
* HollywoodAtheist: Arthur is an atheist (he tells Takumi that God is our creation). He treated his woman badly. He was unhappy when his wife was alive. After her death, he is driven to suicide.
* InMediasRes: The story starts when Arthur is going to Japan. His life with Joan is told in flashbacks.
* InMediasRes: The story starts when Arthur is going to Japan. His life with Joan is told in flashbacks.
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* TheReveal: Takumi Nakamura [[spoiler:is not a real person. He is either a spirit of the forest who helped Arthur to connect with his late wife or a figment of the imagination of Arthur.]]
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* TheReveal: Takumi Nakamura [[spoiler:is not a real person. He is either a the spirit of the forest who helped Arthur to connect with his Arthur's late wife or a figment of the imagination of Arthur.his imagination.]]
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** The song sung by Takumi, ''Rakuen eno kaidan'' ("Stairway to Paradise") comes from ''Film/AnAmericanInParis''.
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** Takumi says that they should follow a stream downstream, according to a survival technique he learned from ''Series/ManVsWild''.
** The song sung by Takumi, ''Rakuen eno kaidan'' ("Stairway to Paradise") comes from ''Film/AnAmericanInParis''. There is also a poster of that film in Arthur and Joan's house.
** The song sung by Takumi, ''Rakuen eno kaidan'' ("Stairway to Paradise") comes from ''Film/AnAmericanInParis''. There is also a poster of that film in Arthur and Joan's house.
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* YourCheatingHeart: Arthur had an affair with a coworker.
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** Takumi tells Arthur that the song he sung, ''Rakuen eno kaidan'', means "Stairway to Paradise". Later, Arthur uses the word ''kaidan'' ("stairway") to help the Japanese rescuers to locate him (he is lying next to a stairway).
** Arthur tells Takumi that he used a TrailOfBreadCrumbs and Takumi compares him to Hansel from ''Literature/HanselAndGretel''. In the end, Joan's favorite book is revealed to be ''Hansel and Gretel'', which is a clue that [[spoiler:Takumi was probably a spirit who could communicate with Joan]].
** Takumi tells Arthur that the song he sung, ''Rakuen eno kaidan'', means "Stairway to Paradise". Later, Arthur uses the word ''kaidan'' ("stairway") to help the Japanese rescuers to locate him (he is lying next to a stairway).
** Arthur tells Takumi that he used a TrailOfBreadCrumbs and Takumi compares him to Hansel from ''Literature/HanselAndGretel''. In the end, Joan's favorite book is revealed to be ''Hansel and Gretel'', which is a clue that [[spoiler:Takumi was probably a spirit who could communicate with Joan]].
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** The song sung by Takumi, ''Rakuen eno kaidan'' ("Stairway to Paradise") comes from ''Film/AnAmericanInParis''.
** To ''Literature/HanselAndGretel''. Arthur tells Takumi that he used a TrailOfBreadCrumbs and Takumi compares him to Hansel. [[ChekhovsGun This becomes an important plot point in the end]], when Joan's favorite book is revealed to be ''Hansel and Gretel''.
** The song sung by Takumi, ''Rakuen eno kaidan'' ("Stairway to Paradise") comes from ''Film/AnAmericanInParis''.
** To ''Literature/HanselAndGretel''. Arthur tells Takumi that he used a TrailOfBreadCrumbs and Takumi compares him to Hansel. [[ChekhovsGun This becomes an important plot point in the end]], when Joan's favorite book is revealed to be ''Hansel and Gretel''.
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* ShoutOut: To ''Literature/HanselAndGretel''. Arthur tells Takumi that he used a TrailOfBreadCrumbs and Takumi compares him to Hansel. [[ChekhovsGun This becomes an important plot point in the end]], when Joan's favorite book is revealed to be ''HanselAndGretel''.''Hansel and Gretel''.
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''The Sea of Trees'' is a 2015 film directed by Creator/GusVanSant, starring Creator/MatthewMcConaughey, Creator/KenWatanabe and Creator/NaomiWatts.
Arthur Brennan ([=McConaughey=]) goes to Japan to commit suicide in a forest knows as the perfect place to die. There, he meets Takumi Nakamura (Watanabe), a guy who tried to kill himself, but changed his mind and now tries to get out of the forest. Soon, Arthur changes his mind too and he decides to help Takumi to get out of the forest.
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!!''The Sea of Trees'' provides examples of:
* ChekhovsBoomerang: The names of Takumi's wife and daughter. Takumi tells Arthur about them early in the film. When Arthur is rescued, he remembers these names and the fact that the authorities cannot use them to identify Takumi is an important clue that [[spoiler:Takumi does not really exist]]. Finally, a student of Arthur tells him that these are not Japanese names, but translations for [[spoiler:"yellow" and "winter", which means that Takumi was probably a spirit who could communicate with Joan]].
* DrivenToSuicide:
** Arthur, because his wife is dead and he feels guilty for treating her badly.
** Takumi, because he was demoted at work.
* HappilyFailedSuicide: In the end, Arthur has given up his suicide plan. He has found peace of mind.
* LadyDrunk: Joan is a classy with a drinking problem.
* TheReveal: Takumi Nakamura [[spoiler:is not a real person. He is either a spirit of the forest who helped Arthur to connect with his late wife or a figment of the imagination of Arthur.]]
* ShoutOut: To ''Literature/HanselAndGretel''. Arthur tells Takumi that he used a TrailOfBreadCrumbs and Takumi compares him to Hansel. [[ChekhovsGun This becomes an important plot point in the end]], when Joan's favorite book is revealed to be ''HanselAndGretel''.
* TheTopicOfCancer: Joan has a brain tumor.
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Arthur Brennan ([=McConaughey=]) goes to Japan to commit suicide in a forest knows as the perfect place to die. There, he meets Takumi Nakamura (Watanabe), a guy who tried to kill himself, but changed his mind and now tries to get out of the forest. Soon, Arthur changes his mind too and he decides to help Takumi to get out of the forest.
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!!''The Sea of Trees'' provides examples of:
* ChekhovsBoomerang: The names of Takumi's wife and daughter. Takumi tells Arthur about them early in the film. When Arthur is rescued, he remembers these names and the fact that the authorities cannot use them to identify Takumi is an important clue that [[spoiler:Takumi does not really exist]]. Finally, a student of Arthur tells him that these are not Japanese names, but translations for [[spoiler:"yellow" and "winter", which means that Takumi was probably a spirit who could communicate with Joan]].
* DrivenToSuicide:
** Arthur, because his wife is dead and he feels guilty for treating her badly.
** Takumi, because he was demoted at work.
* HappilyFailedSuicide: In the end, Arthur has given up his suicide plan. He has found peace of mind.
* LadyDrunk: Joan is a classy with a drinking problem.
* TheReveal: Takumi Nakamura [[spoiler:is not a real person. He is either a spirit of the forest who helped Arthur to connect with his late wife or a figment of the imagination of Arthur.]]
* ShoutOut: To ''Literature/HanselAndGretel''. Arthur tells Takumi that he used a TrailOfBreadCrumbs and Takumi compares him to Hansel. [[ChekhovsGun This becomes an important plot point in the end]], when Joan's favorite book is revealed to be ''HanselAndGretel''.
* TheTopicOfCancer: Joan has a brain tumor.
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