The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme 2023

Dir. Hideyuki Hirayama 
2022 | 95 mins | Japan
Japanese

Satomi Kobayashi, Yutaka Matsushige, Kami Hiraiwa

Middle-aged Fumi lives in a small country town. Spending time relaxing with like-minded work friends, hanging out with her best friend, a boy who is a little younger, or experiencing the impossible event of encountering a meteorite one day. Behind the mascarade of happiness and a joyful daily life, Fumi’s sorrow is sometimes hidden in plain sight. There is a reason why she lives alone. One day, Fumi meets a man and unexpectedly feels a premonition of love which she didn’t think would happen again. However he himself has a secret.

Regardless of ages and bitter life experiences in the past , would everyone be able to deserve a new happiness and start living their own life? Starring Satomi Kobayashi (Kamome Diner) this delicate but charming film presents the happiness, hope and human strength of a woman who has the past that doesn’t seem to be atoned.

©  2022 “Tsuyukusa” Film Partners

Major Supporter: The Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation

Sponsors in Kind: SUQQU, Athletia and Clearspring

VENUE: EXETER PHOENIX, STUDIO 74

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