Penguin’s Memory: A Tale of Happiness (1985) Plot Summary Explained

Release, runtime and language

1985 · 102 mins · Japanese

Directed by

Shunji Kimura

Starring

Eiko Masuyama, Mizuho Suzuki, Seiko Matsuda, Hiromi Tsuru, Eiji Okuda, Kai Ato

Mike, a penguin soldier, returns home wounded from combat. Isolated from family and friends, he feels disconnected and abandons his hometown, drifting across the country in search of purpose and healing, confronting his past and the vast, unfamiliar landscape.