Tsugaru Lacquer Girl
Keiko Tsuruoka’s film is at once traditional and contemporary: it gently mixes present-day gender and sexuality politics with the old-fashioned Japanese domestic drama. Traditional lacquerwork kitchenware is the Aoki family’s legacy, handed down to patriarch Seishiro (Kaoru Kobayashi) by his now-ailing father (Masayuki Suzuki). Seishiro expects to pass it in turn to his son Yu (Ryota Bando), but Yu has no interest in the craft—quite unlike daughter Miyako (Mayu Hotta), who loves it dearly. The stage is set for conflict, as established cultural traditions collide with modern mores…
Year: 2023
Genre: Drama
Studio: THEFOOL
Director: Keiko Tsuruoka
Cast: Mayu Hotta, Kaoru Kobayashi, Ryota Bando, Toshiya Miyata, Reiko Kataoka, Yoshi Sakō
Crew: Keiko Tsuruoka (Director), Keiko Tsuruoka (Writer), Kensaku Kojima (Writer), Koichiro Fukushima (Producer), Keijirô Akiyama (Gaffer)
Runtime: 118 minutes
Release: Oct 18, 2023
IMDb: 6.00/10 by 3 users
Popularity: 3
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Budget: 0
Revenue: 0
Keyword :
Similar Movies
