Eiji Kawano (Kunie Tanaka) has recently broken from the Japanese company he used to work for. As an immigrant to Tasmania, he has been won over by the island's immense natural beauty, and he is conscience-bound to oppose his former employer's ecologically unsound practices. He is also estranged from his grown son, who still resides in Japan. When his son comes to Tasmania for a visit, he must face the challenge of renewing their relationship.
Cinematography
Tasmania's raw wilderness practically steals every scene.
Acting
Kunie Tanaka's wordless regret could level buildings.
Director
Yasuo Furuhata
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made during Japan's bubble economy collapse, the film quietly interrogates corporate loyalty at a moment when it was crumbling nationally. Eiji's defection hit different in 1990.
Director Yasuo Furuhata had never been to Tasmania before scouting locations; he reportedly wept the first time he saw Wineglass Bay. That awe is basically the movie's whole emotional engine.
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