Keiko Tsuruoka’s film is at once traditional and contemporary: it gently mixes present-day gender and sexuality politics with the old-fashioned Japanese domestic drama. Traditional lacquerwork kitchenware is the Aoki family’s legacy, handed down to patriarch Seishiro (Kaoru Kobayashi) by his now-ailing father (Masayuki Suzuki). Seishiro expects to pass it in turn to his son Yu (Ryota Bando), but Yu has no interest in the craft—quite unlike daughter Miyako (Mayu Hotta), who loves it dearly. The stage is set for conflict, as established cultural traditions collide with modern mores…
Keiko Tsuruoka
Director, Writer
Kensaku Kojima
Writer
Mayu Hotta
Kaoru Kobayashi
Ryota Bando
Toshiya Miyata
Reiko Kataoka
Yoshi Sakō
Yoneko Matsukane
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田園に死す75%
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Brotherly Love70%
万引き家族78%
What Maisie Knew71%
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The Trials of Cate McCall63%
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The Safety of Objects65%
Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl72%
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Scandalous Sex69%
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The Truth About Emanuel59%
Strange Weather58%
