The read
A Balasaur Score of 60 out of 100, drawn from TMDB 6/10.
Synopsis
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…
Ratings
TMDB6/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Keiko TsuruokaDirector
- Keiko TsuruokaWriter
- Kensaku KojimaWriter
- Hiroki NakanoOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Mayu HottaCast
- Kaoru KobayashiCast
- Ryota BandoCast
- Toshiya MiyataCast
- Reiko KataokaCast
- Yoshi SakōCast
- Yoneko MatsukaneCast