Great Absence

Nominee
Golden Seashell ~ Best Film
San Sebastián International Film Festival
Winner
Silver Seashell ~ Best Leading Performance
San Sebastián International Film Festival
Winner
Ateneo Guipuzcoano Award ~ Best Film
San Sebastián International Film Festival
Tightly knotted -- but quietly immense.

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Great Absence

Distanced from his father Yohji for twenty years, Takashi is brought back home by a jarring police call–Yohji's dementia has disconnected him from reality and his second wife Naomi is missing. Asked where she is, the old man replies that she committed suicide. While trying to find out about the stepmother, Takashi traces the past of Yohji he has never been able to accept.
Not Rated
Genre
Drama
Runtime
133
Language
Japanese
Director
Kei Chika-ura
Writer(s)
Kei Chika-ura
Cast
Mirai Moriyama, Tatsuya Fuji, Yoko Maki, Hideko Hara
Awards:
Nominee, Golden Seashell ~ Best Film, San Sebastián International Film Festival
Winner, Silver Seashell ~ Best Leading Performance, San Sebastián International Film Festival
Winner, Ateneo Guipuzcoano Award ~ Best Film, San Sebastián International Film Festival
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