Bare-assed Japan (2008) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

2008 · 91 mins · Japanese

Directed by

Yuya Ishii

Starring

Emi Makino, Rumi Ninomiya, Yuichi Toyone, Tombo Katsura

Taro, a recent high‑school graduate unsure of his future, rents a house and land in the countryside to try farming. He hopes his crush Yoko will join, but his newly laid‑off father also tags along, forming an odd trio. Set in an isolated farmhouse, the film mixes relaxed pacing and off‑hand humor with parent‑child conflict and reconciliation.