A year has passed in postwar Tokyo, and struggling writer Chagawa enters the Akutagawa Prize competition in hopes of securing a better future for the boy in his care, while the Suzuki family unexpectedly take in a new relative who looks down on their humble way of life.
Production
Meticulous 1958 Tokyo street rebuilt with obsessive period detail.
Writing
Chagawa's novel drafts mirror his real failures—ouch.
Director
Takashi Yamazaki
Hidetaka Yoshioka
Ryunosuke Chagawa
Maki Horikita
Mutsuko Hoshino
Shinichi Tsutsumi
Norifumi Suzuki
Kazuki Koshimizu
Ippei Suzuki
Koyuki
Hiromi Ishizaki
Tomokazu Miura
Dr. Takuma
Hiroko Yakushimaru
Tomoe Suzuki
Kenta Suga
Junnosuke Furuyuki
Masako Motai
Kin Ohta
Fumiyo Kohinata
Yasunari Kawabuchi
Takaya Kamikawa
Shigemitsu Ogi
Kazue Fukiishi
Yamamura the teacher
Shihori Kanjiya
Ikkei Watanabe
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Japanese economic miracle' backdrop isn't nostalgia—it's tension. These characters are scrambling before the boom leaves them behind.
The candy store set was fully functional; cast actually ate the sweets between takes. Method acting for diabetes.
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