A boy wears goggles to hide his father's fists. Nobody asks why.
One morning, Haruki comes to school wearing goggles. His classmates make fun of him as usual, but the goggles are meant to hide the bruises from the abuse he received from his father.
Acting
Tamoto's wordless suffering through plastic lenses
Direction
Sakurai lets cruelty breathe in static frames
Director
Tsuyoshi Sakurai
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Soran Tamoto was cast through an open audition specifically seeking a child who could convey isolation without dialogue.
The film emerged from Japan's 2000s wave of 'iatrogenic' indie cinema confronting systemic family violence hidden behind polite social veneers.
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