The read
It runs a compact 1h 5m.
Synopsis
The film tells the story of Aiko, a 35-year-old mute woman who works in a bowling alley, and her brief romance with Yoshioka, a younger man who works as a postal carrier. The two meet when Aiko accidentally knocks Yoshioka off his bicycle, and they have a sexual encounter soon after. Aiko begins preparing lunchboxes and giving them to Yoshioka at his workplace as a way of expressing affection, which she cannot do verbally.
Ratings
IMDb5.9/10
15 audience votes
Key crew
- Shinji ImaokaDirector
- Shinji ImaokaScreenplay
Cast
- Yumika HayashiFukui Aiko
- Mutsuo YoshiokaKawada Yoshio
- Lemon HanazawaKato Ikumi
- Kiyomi ItōChiba Keiko
- Yohta KawaseArima
- Yūji TajiriCast
- Takeshi ItōIshimoto
- Kazunori SakuraiMatsuo
- Hiroshi SatoBowling king
Stills
Themes
bowlingpink filmcrime of passion