KYOTO INTERNATIONAL FILM AND ART FESTIVAL 2020

Notes

Taktato Nogami is a 14-year-old boy locked in a desperate struggle based on his understanding that only he is capable of protecting his mother from the unrelenting domestic violence of his father Hisayuki. One morning, Takato awakes to find his father dead right before his eyes. An investigating police detective informs him that his mother Kayo has been arrested as a suspect in the death. Although Takato is in total denial of this accusation, he is informed that his mother has already confessed and is waiting to be officially charged. With Kayo refusing his visits, Takato is unable to ask her any questions. With that, he launches a frantic effort to prove his mother’s innocence. As the investigation unfolds, the truth steadily comes to light. Within these emerging facts is a message from his mother that Takato could not possibly have known. A story of tragedy and love befalling a certain family.

CAST

Takato Nogami
Yoko Tsubouchi
Makoto Yanagitsuru
Yuichiro Yamagata
Showkin
Misato Aoki
Ai Eto
Tamio Araki

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