Keiko Tsuruoka’s film is at once traditional and contemporary: it gently mixes present-day gender and sexuality politics with the old-fashioned Japanese domestic drama. Traditional lacquerwork kitchenware is the Aoki family’s legacy, handed down to patriarch Seishiro (Kaoru Kobayashi) by his now-ailing father (Masayuki Suzuki). Seishiro expects to pass it in turn to his son Yu (Ryota Bando), but Yu has no interest in the craft—quite unlike daughter Miyako (Mayu Hotta), who loves it dearly. The stage is set for conflict, as established cultural traditions collide with modern mores…
Cast
Crew
Keiko Tsuruoka
Director, Writer
Kensaku Kojima
Writer
Tomoko Oshida
Script
高森美由紀
Novel
Shinichi Fushima
Editor
Yuhiro Matsuoka
Executive Producer
Manabu Yamauchi
Executive Producer
Koichiro Fukushima
Producer
Tatsuya Matsuoka
Producer
Hitoshi Endo
Producer
Takashi Ookawa
Line Producer
Masatoshi Saito
Sound Effects
Shinya Takada
Sound Recordist
Hiroki Nakano
Original Music Composer
Fumiko Matsuo
Decorator
Keijirô Akiyama
Gaffer
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