A dying wish, a vanished father, and a daughter who won't take no for an answer.
Natsuko's mother is hospitalized and only has six months to live. Her last wish is to see her father, who left her 20 years ago. Natsuko sets out to find him.
Acting
Mariko Kouda's restrained desperation will wreck you.
Direction
Tsurumaki lets silence do the screaming.
Director
Hideo Tsurumaki
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Late-90s Japanese cinema was obsessed with absent fathers and economic collapse's family fallout—this fits right in.
Tsurumaki never directed another feature; this remains his sole cinematic statement.
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