Five longtime friends get back together, but are disappointed to find that their bonds are not as strong as they once were.
Direction
Kinoshita's patient framing lets silence devastate.
Acting
Keiji Sada carries the group's quiet dissolution masterfully.
Writing
Dialogue that avoids confrontation while screaming it.
Director
Keisuke Kinoshita
Keiji Sada
Eitarô Makita
Ineko Arima
Midori
Masahiko Tsugawa
Yasuo Makita
Akira Ishihama
Kôzô Teshirogi
Kazuya Kosaka
Takuya Minemura
Yūsuke Kawazu
Naoji Iwagaki
Yukiyo Toake
Yôko Momozawa
Nijiko Kiyokawa
Takuya's mother
Mutsuko Sakura
Kikutarô
Murasaki Fujima
Yasuo's mother
Seiji Miyaguchi
Akira's father
Teruko Kishi
Tane Momozawa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Japan's economic boom, the film quietly mourns lost prewar community bonds that rapid modernization erased.
Kinoshita reportedly cast real friends and former classmates, which explains the brutal authenticity of their strained interactions.
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