A young woman tries to reconcile with her mother, who left their family for another man.
Acting
Yukiyo Toake's restrained grief speaks volumes.
Direction
Sawai lets silence do the heavy lifting.
Director
Shinichiro Sawai
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
1990s Japanese "family drama" boom explored shifting gender roles and divorce stigma rarely depicted in mainstream cinema.
Sawa Suzuki was only 19 during filming; her performance opposite veteran Toake was reportedly achieved through weeks of deliberate off-set distance between the actors.
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