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A Balasaur Score of 74 out of 100, drawn from IMDb 7/10, Rotten Tomatoes 91%, Metacritic 64/100. Scores higher than 78% of the 6,870 2020s drama movies in this catalog.
Synopsis
After suffering through a long and unsuccessful series of fertility treatments, Satoko and her husband Kiyokazu make the decision to adopt a child. Six years after adopting a boy they named Asato, Satoko has quit her job to concentrate fully on her husband and son. The family lives a peaceful existence until the arrival of a stranger.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Metacritic64/100
90 audience votes
Key crew
- Naomi KawaseDirector
- Naomi KawaseScreenplay
- Akira KosemuraOriginal Music Composer
- Tôn Thất AnOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Hiromi NagasakuSatoko Kurihara
- Arata IuraKiyokazu Kurihara
- Aju MakitaHikari Katakura
- Miyoko AsadaShizue Asami
- Hiroko NakajimaTakako Katakura
- Tetsu HiraharaMasaru Katakura
- Ren KomaiMisaki Katakura
- Reo SatouAsato Kurihara
- Go RijuTakeshi Hamano
- Taketo TanakaTakumi Aso
- Hitomi HazukiMaho
- Rio YamashitaKonomi
Stills
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Themes
based on novel or bookmarried coupleadoptionfamily relationshipsmotherhoodadopteehuman mystery