Preteen Akira Fukushima (Yûya Yagira) and his young siblings have been abandoned by their mother, Keiko (You). Keiko, who has moved in with a new lover, has left Akira in charge of his brother, two sisters and a whole apartment, with little money and food to see them through. Akira and the other children, who were never enrolled in school, struggle to survive without basic amenities as they cope with a strange, solitary existence in a Tokyo apartment building.
Keywords
- Cinéart: 50 Years of Great Cinema
- Escape to the 2000s
- Fien Troch’s favourite films
- Film Fest Gent !
- Filmmaker in competition at Cannes
- From a Child’s Perspective
- Hirokazu Kore-eda
- Japanese Cinema
- Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne’s favourite films
- Joachim Lafosse’s favourite films
- Michaël R. Roskam's favorite films
- Miwako Van Weyenberg’s favourite films
- Only on Sooner
- The Sooner team's favorites: Sarah
- Childhood
Actors
- Yuichi Kimura
- Ayu Kitaura
- Hanae Kan
- Takako Tate
- Ryo Kase
- Momoko Shimizu
- Yûya Yagira
- You
- Sei Hiraizumi
- Yukiko Okamoto
- Susumu Terajima
- Hiei Kimura
Director
- Hirokazu Kore-Eda
Drama
2h 21min
JAPANESE
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Preteen Akira Fukushima (Yûya Yagira) and his young siblings have been abandoned by their mother, Keiko (You). Keiko, who has moved in with a new lover, has left Akira in charge of his brother, two sisters and a whole apartment, with little money and food to see them through. Akira and the other children, who were never enrolled in school, struggle to survive without basic amenities as they cope with a strange, solitary existence in a Tokyo apartment building.
Preteen Akira Fukushima (Yûya Yagira) and his young siblings have been abandoned by their mother, Keiko (You). Keiko, who has moved in with a new lover, has left Akira in charge of his brother, two sisters and a whole apartment, with little money and food to see them through. Akira and the other children, who were never enrolled in school, struggle to survive without basic amenities as they cope with a strange, solitary existence in a Tokyo apartment building.
Festivals
Cast & Crew
Director
Hirokazu Kore-Eda
Cast
Yuichi Kimura
Cast
Ayu Kitaura
Cast
Hanae Kan
Cast
Takako Tate
Cast
Ryo Kase
Cast
Momoko Shimizu
Cast
Yûya Yagira
Cast
You
Cast
Sei Hiraizumi
Cast
Yukiko Okamoto
Cast
Susumu Terajima
Cast
Hiei Kimura