Directed by:
Masaaki KudôScreenplay:
Masaaki KudôCinematography:
Takayuki SugimuraComposer:
茂野雅道Cast:
花瀬琴音, 石田夢実, 佐久間祥朗, 松岡依都美, Kenji Iwaya, Yūsuke Takahashi, Shinsuke Katô, 中島歩, Hiroaki Iwanaga, Takato Yonemoto, Hamada Shin'ya, 尚玄, Haruna Uechi, 小出早織, 宇野祥平 (more)Plots(1)
An unadorned perspective on impoverished life in Okinawa, an island in southern Japan whose modern history was tainted by the bloody battle for the Pacific. 17-year-old Aoi works as a nightclub hostess in order to earn rent money and to provide for her little boy. She also supports her lazy husband Masaya, who has no qualms about giving her a few slaps, particularly after he loses his job. What chance does this young family have to scrape their way out of the social mire, where they were driven by poverty and the imprudence of youth? How dark does reality have to get before it stifles the rays of hope that filter through? An intimate story that presents a less glitzy picture of Japan than is customary, demonstrating that social inequality impacts all corners of the globe. (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival)
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