Your neighbor's smoke could kill you — and the court doesn't care.
Starring Masahiko Nishimura, "MADO(Window)" is an extremely closed, socially conscious drama based on a true story of the actual court case known as “Yokohama Secondhand Smoke Trial" in Japan, This is the first feature film directed by a successful commercial director, Mao. Being a son of the plaintiff, he had a great passion for tackling this sensitive issue caused by chemical sensitivities.
Direction
Mao's debut channels personal grief into restrained, devastating formalism.
Acting
Nishimura's weathered face does more than dialogue ever could.
Director
MAO
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The real Yokohama Secondhand Smoke Trial lasted years with no compensation awarded; this film became part of the public record itself.
MCS remains medically disputed in Japan; this film weaponizes 'art film' status to force legitimacy where institutions refused.
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