Suzaku

7.11997

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Drama

Depicts the life of a family in a remote Japanese timber village. Family head Tahara Kozo lives with his mother Sachiko, wife Yasuyo, nephew Eisuke and young daughter Michiru. Economic recession and failed development plans cause tragedy in the family.

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Director(s): Naomi Kawase

Writer(s): Naomi Kawase

Producer(s): Takenori Sentô, Kôji Kobayashi

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Keywords

japan village family relationships slice of life woman director

Cast

Jun Kunimura

Kozo Tahara

Machiko Ono

Michiru Tahara

Kotaro Shibata

Eisuke

Yasuyo Kamimura

Yasuyo

Sachiko Izumi

Sachiko

Kazufumi Mukohira

Young Eisuke

Sayaka Yamaguchi

Young Michiru

Reviews

badelf

I interpret this film as a slow, meditative thesis on the wabi-sabi of generational change. Like the fleeting cherry blossoms, the Japanese have reverence and respect for impermanence and imperfection...