Completed - JAPANESE - Comedy, Drama, Family - 116 minutes
Six years after the death of his wife, novelist Mitsuo crosses paths with his first love Izumi. They share fond memories and with a sense of warmth growing between them, a new chapter in Mitsuo’s life begins.
Year of production : 2019 Director(s) : Yoji YAMADA Cast : Chieko BAISHO , Gin MAEDA, Hidetaka YOSHIOKA, Kumiko GOTO
On the sixth anniversary of the death of Mitsuo Suwa (Yoshioka)’s wife, a memorial service is held at Kurumaya, formerly a long-standing traditional confectionery store which has been reborn as a modern café. After the service, Mitsuo, now a successful novelist, recoils at the suggestion he remarry. However Yuri (Hiyori Sakurada), his daughter, is fine with the idea and even has someone in mind: her father’s perky editor Setsuko (Chizuru Ikewaki).Soon after, at a book signing, Mitsuo is stunned to see his first love Izumi (Goto), now a United Nations staffer who happens to be on a business trip to Japan. Meeting after the session, the pair share fond memories and with a sense of warmth growing between them, a new chapter in Mitsuo’s life begins.
Country(ies) : JAPAN
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Tokyo International Film Festival 2019 (Opening Film)Hawaii International Film Festival 2019International Film Festival Rotterdam 2019