Makoto Tanaka is 40-years-old and has remarried. His wife is Nanae and they care for 2 daughters from Nanae's prior marriage. Makoto tries to have an ordinary family. Nanae then becomes pregnant. Afterwards, things begin to change among the family members.
Acting
Asano's restrained desperation; you see him collapsing inward.
Direction
Mishima lets silence do the screaming. Devastating restraint.
Writing
No villains, just people failing each other in recognizable ways.
Director
Yukiko Mishima
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
JP
