The story of the original manga writer Rieko Saibara is depicted by her alter ego Natsumi Takahara who revisits where she was raised and recalls her childhood and how everything turned out.
Acting
Eri Fukatsu carries decades of grief in one glance.
Writing
Saibara's life, unflinchingly adapted. Truth hurts beautifully.
Director
Toshiyuki Morioka
Eri Fukatsu
Natsumi Takahara
Suzuka Ohgo
Natsumi Takahara - high school
Haru
Kimiko
Yuko Takayama
Misa
Seiji Fukushi
Shizuo Zaizen
Jun Fubuki
Satomi Fujii
Itsuji Itao
Fusajo Takahara
Kaoru Okunuki
Mitsuyo Takahara
Ei Morisako
Natsumi Takahara
Ayaka Miyoshi
Kimiko
Shunsuke Daitoh
Taka
Kazuma Sano
Shin
Kento Kaku
Toshio Katagiri
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rieko Saibara drew new manga panels specifically for the film, making this a rare case where the source material continued during adaptation.
Director Morioka insisted on filming in Saibara's actual childhood home, which had been preserved exactly as depicted in her manga—including the peeling wallpaper she drew thirty years earlier.
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