Release, runtime and language

2006 · 32 mins · Japanese

Starring

Naomi Kawase, Mitsuki Kawase, Uno Kawase

Tarachime follows director Kawase Naomi as she documents the intimate moments of her own pregnancy and birth, using the process to contemplate family, life and death. Initially intended to record conception to delivery, she discovers the story extends beyond a single life, revealing how each birth weaves a new knot that ties one existence to another.