After losing his son, Tatsuya is anguished by the danger of his ancient family line coming to an end. His mother Haru urges him to embark on a loveless second marriage, and meanwhile he secretly hopes that his daughter Yoshiko will marry a husband willing to adopt the Nikaido name and follow in his footsteps.
Acting
Katō's restrained agony — a man crumbling in complete stillness.
Direction
Panahandeh frames tradition as its own horror.
Director
Ida Panahandeh
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Panahandeh, Iranian-born, directs Japanese family saga with outsider clarity — she sees the suffocation insiders normalize.
Shizuka Ishibashi, who plays the trapped daughter, won Best New Actress in Japan the same year — her performance here is why.
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