DIRECTOR

Genki Kawamura
“Duality” (2018 Cannes - Short Films In Competition)
*Producer of “Your Name.”, “Mirai”, “Confession”, “Rage”, “Villain”

CAST

Masaki Suda "I Fell in Love Like a Flower Bouquet", “The Backwater”
Mieko Harada “Ran”, “Dreams”
Masami Nagasawa “Masquerade Hotel”, “Our Little Sister”
Masatoshi Nagase “Radiance”, “Paterson”

CREW

Original novel “Hyakka (Hundred Flowers)” by Genki Kawamura

Film Festivals & Awards

70th San Sebastian International Film Festival (2022) - Silver Shell for Best Director (Official Selection in Competition)

Duration/Release

104 min / Release in Japan: Sep 9, 2022

Synopsis

New Year’s Eve. Izumi finds his mother Yuriko wandering in a park in the freezing cold. Diagnosed with dementia, her mind quickly begins to fade. Yet, for her son, memories of the mother who raised him on her own feel as vivid as when he lived them. One in particular, when he believed she had disappeared, haunts him terribly. As Yuriko slips slowly into oblivion, Izumi must come to terms with losing his mother again, this time forever. But on his path to acceptance, he uncovers Yuriko’s secrets and who she truly was.