Release, runtime and language

1995 · 121 mins · Japanese

Directed by

Jûzô Itami

Starring

Tetsu Watanabe, Nobuko Miyamoto, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Atsuro Watabe, Shigemitsu Ogi, Chōei Takahashi

Based on Nobel laureate Kenzaburō Ōe’s acclaimed work, the film intertwines his brother Hikari Ōe’s evocative music. It follows a mentally disabled young man and his devoted sister as they navigate daily life while their celebrated novelist father and housewife mother are away on a business trip to Australia, confronting isolation, family bonds and personal growth.