Drama | 2023 | 94 mins
Countries: United Kingdom, Japan
Cast: Lily Franky, Tae Kimura, Ryo Nishikdo, Ciarán Hinds
Language(s): Japanese, English
English Subtitles | AD | SDH
Theatrical release: 14 February 2025
Co-released with ACCESS>CINEMA
From Tokyo to the Lake District - a universal portrait of love, acceptance and family loss in which the true journey toward forgiveness and reconciliation will prove the hardest of all.
After the death of his wife, Kenzaburo and their son Toshi receive an unexpected letter from beyond the grave. Kenzaburo's wife and Toshi's mother, Akiko, asks them to scatter her ashes at the place she loved most as a child – Lake Windermere. But the father's and son’s fraught relationship threatens to upend their journey.
Starring Hirokazu Kore-eda regular, Lily Franky (Shoplifters, After the Storm, Like Father, Like Son) and with a supporting role from Ciarán Hinds (Belfast, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2).
"A gem of a film,
with a powerhouse turn from Lily Franky"
★ ★ ★ ★
Wendy Ide, The Observer
"Gets under your skin and touches your heart"
Paolo Virzi, Rome Film Festival Jury Head
"Lily Franky gives another stunning performance"
Josh Slater-Williams, Little White Lies
"Understated and full of grace...
elevated by a touching performance by Lily Franky"
Screen International
