The read
A Balasaur Score of 63 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 6.4/10. It runs a compact 1h 21m.
Synopsis
Thirteen years after abandoning his wife and two sons by stepping out for a pack of cigarettes and never returning, deadbeat gambler Masato dies of stomach cancer. At his funeral, a motley crew of fellow mahjong players, pachinko parlor employees and former drinking buddies gather to pay their respects and tell stories, revealing aspects of Masato’s life that complicate his sons’ resentment towards him.
Ratings
IMDb6.4/10
18 audience votes
Key crew
- Mitsutoshi SaijoScreenplay
- Nobuaki KanekoOriginal Music Composer
- Takumi SaitohDirector
Cast
- Issey TakahashiKoji Hashida
- Mayu MatsuokaSaori Nishida
- Takumi SaitohYoshiyuki Hashida
- Misuzu KannoYoko Hashida
- Lily FrankyMasato Matsuda
- Riku OnishiCast
- Ryô KitafujiCast
- Junkichi OrimotoCast
- Jun MurakamiTomoki Tada
- Hiroshi KanbeJunichi Uchiyama
- Sairi ItoAkiko Yoshida
- Yohta KawaseMarie Shirakawa
