Aki and Naoko are childhood friends who are drifting apart as adults. Immersed in her family life, Naoko now has a husband and daughter; Aki, on the other hand, remains single and is on leave from work due to a personal crisis. The plot might sound familiar but it has never been told like this. The director Kusano Natsuka stages the interactions through an actors’ table-read and, as the lines are repeated, the scenes gradually develop into on-location conversations. Moreover, she repositions the dramatic peak of the story to the beginning: Aki has murdered Naoko’s daughter.
Half-Life
Drama, Science Fiction
5.2
In the Heart of the World
Drama, Crime
6.3
Joker
Crime, Thriller, Drama
8.1
Juliet of the Spirits
Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
7.2
The Cranes Are Flying
Drama, Romance, War
7.9
Point Blank
Crime, Thriller, Drama
7.0
City of God
Drama, Crime
8.4
Bed and Board
Comedy, Drama, Romance
7.1
Burning
Mystery, Drama, Thriller
7.4
The Doom Generation
Comedy, Crime, Drama
6.5
Down by Law
Crime, Drama, Comedy
7.3
The Sicilian Clan
Crime, Drama
7.6
Pierrot le Fou
Drama, Romance, Crime
7.4
Don't Call Me Son
Drama
6.4
Love on the Run
Romance, Drama, Comedy
7.0
Rebel Without a Cause
Drama
7.5
The Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
War, Drama, History
8.4
Bad Boy Bubby
Crime, Drama, Comedy
7.0
Diary of a Country Priest
Drama
7.6
Wild Orchid
Drama, Romance
5.2