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Why this pick
Kore-eda brings the same patient, unsentimental attention to children improvising family amid precarity, finding tenderness and quiet resilience without simplifying their hardship.
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MOVIE2018 2h 1m JPN
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
In Tokyo, a group lives in poverty: Osamu, a day laborer forced to leave his job after twisting his ankle; his wife Nobuyo, who works for an industrial laundry service; Aki, who works at a Host and hostess clubs; Shota, a young boy; and Hatsue, an elderly woman who owns the home and supports the group with her deceased husband's pension.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Lily Franky
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Sakura Ando
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Mayu Matsuoka
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Kairi Jou
柴田祥太
Miyu Sasaki
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Kirin Kiki
柴田初枝
Yuki Yamada
北条保
Kengo Kora
前園巧