Story Line
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.
Top Cast
Jun Kunimura
Kozo Tahara
Machiko Ono
Michiru Tahara
Sayaka Yamaguchi
Young Michiru
Sachiko Izumi
Sachiko
Kotaro Shibata
Eisuke
Yasuyo Kamimura
Yasuyo
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Rating
7.3/ 10
Release Date
1997-11-01
Runtime
1h 35m
Genres
Drama
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User Reviews (1)
badelf
8/10
•12/27/2021I 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. In the middle of the film, we heard an older man...