Classmates Shuji and Eri becomes friends, both young people have family problems. When Eri is taken away to Tokyo by her relatives, Shuji becomes increasingly isolated at school and drifts into criminal activity.
Direction
SABU's pivot from manic comedy to tender devastation.
Acting
Tegoshi's hollow-eyed stillness, a pop idol reborn.
Director
SABU
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Yuya Tegoshi was a Johnny's idol; SABU cast him specifically against type, seeing 'emptiness' in his polished performativity.
The film quietly critiques Japan's koseki family registry system, which legally enabled Eri's relatives to remove her without her consent.
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