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Completed - JAPANESE - Drama - 129 minutes

Log Line

An ex-journalist Masuda whose article caused a scandalous fatality now works at a small factory. He learns that his colleague Suzuki is a former convict who killed some children back in middle school. Trying to get back his old job, Masuda secretly starts to write a piece on Suzuki while befriending

Year of production : 2017

Director(s) : Takahisa ZEZE
Cast : Toma IKUTA

Synopsis

An ex-journalist Masuda whose article caused a scandalous fatality now works at a small factory. He learns that his colleague Suzuki is a former convict who killed some children back in middle school. Trying to get back his old job, Masuda secretly starts to write a piece on Suzuki while befriending him. The more he learns about his colleague, however, the more Masuda remembers his younger self, a boy who triggered his classmate’s suicide.
Interweaving stories of people haunted by past incidents, Director Zeze powerfully portraits the atonement and embracement of life.

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Country(ies) : JAPAN

Festivals and Awards

Karlovy Vary IFF 2018 Official Selection - Out of Competition


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