A 27-year-old falls for a 47-year-old with dementia. What could possibly go wrong? Everything. Beautifully.
Kazuya (27), an office worker, is what is called a "good listener" who listens to his parents. One day, however, he happens to stop by a café and falls in love at first sight with Reiko (47), who works there, but Reiko is divorced, has a child, and suffers from dementia. Kazuya's selfish feelings lead to encounters and experiences with various people, and he realizes true love.
Acting
Shinobu Tsuji's fragile, fragmented presence haunts every frame.
Direction
Kato lets silences scream louder than dialogue ever could.
Writing
Kazuya's 'nice guy' narcissism dissected with surgical cruelty.
Director
Yoshio Kato
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Minehiro Kinomoto, playing Kazuya, was previously Kamen Rider Birth — this casting subverts heroic masculinity entirely.
The café setting evokes Japanese 'kissa' culture, spaces historically for lonely men — making Reiko's presence there both sanctuary and trap.
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