The story of a strange living situation in a 2LDK apartment in suburban Tokyo. There are five residents ranging in age from eighteen to twenty-eight. They are not in any way romantically involved with one another, but one can see subtle hints of affection and friendship among them. In the end, however, none of them really know each other.
Direction
Yukisada builds dread from domestic mundanity.
Writing
Dialogue that hides more than it reveals.
Acting
Ensemble chemistry that feels accidentally documentary.
Director
Isao Yukisada
Keisuke Koide
Ryosuke
Shihori Kanjiya
Kotomi
Karina
Mirai
Tatsuya Fujiwara
Naoki
Kento Hayashi
Satoru
Terunosuke Takezai
Maruyama
Maho Nonami
Misaki
Yuri Nakamura
松园贵和子（ Kiwako Matsuzono）
Bokuzo Masana
Neighbour
Midoriko Kimura
Naoki's Boss
Atsushi Fukazawa
Mama Marine
Natsumi Seto
Ryō
Renji Ishibashi
Masaki Miura
Chisato Morishita
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 2LDK apartment was a real location in Saitama; the cramped shooting conditions reportedly made the cast's tension feel authentic.
The film captures Japan's 'hikikomori' and freeter anxieties of the late 2000s—young adults adrift in economic stagnation, choosing communal isolation over traditional family structures.
JP
