Completed - JAPANESE - Drama
Year of production : 2016 Director(s) : Nobuhiro YAMASHITA Writer(s) : Ryo TAKADA Cast : Joe ODAGIRI, Yu AOI, Shota MATSUDA
Shiraiwa is a man who neglected his family. After his wife deserts him, Shiraiwa leaves Tokyo and goes back to his hometown, Hakodate City. Yet, he never stops by his home where his parents live, but instead chooses to live on unemployment insurance while going to vocational school. Shiraiwa leads a life of repetition, just going back and forth from his flat and the school, participating in school assignments, and taking part in practice for the upcoming inter-department softball tournament. One day, when he goes to a hostess club with his friend Daishima, Shiraiwa meets an odd hostess named Satoshi, who imitates the movements of a bird…
Country(ies) : JAPAN
Busan - BIFF/APM 2016 A Window on Asian Cinema