American professor travels to Japan and meets a stranger. Digital HD Year 2016 Theatrical Release 2016 08 26 Video Release 2016 11 01 Studio A24 Films Genre Drama MPAA Rating PG 13 CARA mature thematic material, some disturbing images and brief strong language Color Color Runtime 94 Animated Live Action Full Synopsis In this powerful story of love and redemption, Matthew McConaughey stars as Arthur Brennan, an American professor who travels to Japan in the midst of a personal crisis. As he wanders through a mysterious forest with a dark past, he experiences flashbacks of his fraught but loving relationship with his wife, Joan Naomi Watts , and meets an enigmatic stranger, Takumi Ken Watanabe , who is lost and injured. Arthur devotes himself to saving Takumi and returning him home to safety, and the two embark on a spiritual, life changing journey of friendship, discovery, and healing one which may ultimately re connect Arthur with his love for his wife. Director Gus Van Sant Cast Gus Van Sant; Matthew McConaughey; Naomi Watts; Katie Aselton; Ken Watanabe; Jordan Gavaris; Ami Haruna; James Saito; Owen Burke; Susan Garibotto; Anna Friedman