Plots(1)
Just past thirty, Sunada (Kaho) is a consummate Tokyo entertainment media professional (with the toxic love life and battered liver to prove it) directing television commercials that require more personality management skills than artistry. Discouraged by the inequitable pressures of a misogynist industry and her cycle of self-destructive behavior, Sunada road trips to her rural Ibaraki hometown with her free-spirited best friend Kiyoura (Eun-kyung Shim) where she reopens uneasy family relationships and unlocks repressed creative spirits. Director Yuko Hakota manages subtle fluctuations of reality with distinct comedic flair in this remarkable debut, announcing the arrival of a new force in Japanese cinema. (Japan Cuts)
(more)Cast
Kaho Indou
Japan
Best movies:
Tokyo Girl (2008)
Little Sister (2015)
A Gentle Breeze in the Village (2007)
Denden
Japan
Best movies:
Our Mother (2008)
Eureka (2000)
Ikigami: The Ultimate Limit (2008)
Eun-Kyung Shim
South Korea
Best movies:
Masquerade (2012)
Sunny (2011)
Miss Granny (2014)
Kyūsaku Shimada
Japan
Best movies:
Memories of Matsuko (2006)
One Million Yen Girl (2008)
Sad Vacation (2007)
Kaho Minami
Japan
Best movies:
Chronicle of My Mother (2011)
Angel Dust (1994)
Kabukicho Love Hotel (2014)
Daichi Watanabe
Best movies:
Mio on the Shore (2019)
Asako I & II (2018)
The World of Kanako (2014)
Daisuke Kuroda
Japan
Best movies:
A Gentle Breeze in the Village (2007)
The Chef of South Polar (2009)
Why Don't You Play in Hell? (2013)
Yusuke Santamaria
Japan
Best movies:
One Piece: Stampede (2019)
Giovanni's Island (2014)
Kisaragi (2007)
Toshiaki Inomata
Japan
Best movies:
Drive My Car (2021)
The Kirishima Thing (2012)
Sawako Decides (2010)