Yusuke Kafuku, a stage actor and director, still unable, after two years, to cope with the loss of his beloved wife, accepts to direct Uncle Vanya at a theater festival in Hiroshima. There he meets Misaki, an introverted young woman, appointed to drive his car. In between rides, secrets from the past and heartfelt confessions will be unveiled.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
JP
Genres:
Drama
Release:
August 2021
Production:
Bitters End, C&I entertainment, Culture Entertainment, J-LOD, nekojarashi, Quaras, Bungeishunju, Nippan Group Holdings, The Asahi Shimbun, L'espace Vision
Cast:
Hidetoshi Nishijima, Toko Miura, Masaki Okada, Reika Kirishima, Park Yu-rim, Jin Dae-yeon, Sonia Yuan, Ahn Hwi-tae, Perry Dizon, Satoko Abe, Hiroko Matsuda, Toshiaki Inomata, Takako Yamamura, Ryo Iwase, Faisal Anwar, Kamal Zharif, Massimo Biondi, Shoichiro Tanigawa, Yoshinori Miyata, Keiko Nishi, Saki Suzuki
Tags:
infidelity, japan, loss of loved one, theater play, theater director, road trip, hiroshima, japan, grief, rehearsal, audition, sensuality, old car, driver, artistic sex, based on short story, sign languages, reflective, slow cinema, bilingual, loss of child
