111 mins |
Rated
PG (Adult themes)
This film is playing as a part of the Japanese Film Festival 2019 October 11 - 13. Tickets are free and will be allocated at a first-come, first-served basis. Book either at the counter or by calling Academy Cinemas at 09-373-2761.
'Heartwarming drama directed by Teruya Toshiyuki, the comedian who goes by the stage name of Gori. This humorous portrayal of the relationships within a family centers on the メbone washingモ custom of cleaning and reinterring the bones of the deceased. Gori unveiled the idea in his 2016 short film born, bone, boon, which won numerous film festival honors.
Tsuyoshi (Tsutsui Michitaka) is from the remote Okinawan island of Aguni and returns home after a four-year absence to wash the bones of his deceased mother. But, his father Nobutsuna (Okuda Eiji), who lives at home by himself, is a mess and has gone back to the bottle, a habit he was supposed to have quit.'
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This film is playing as a part of the Japanese Film Festival 2019 October 11 - 13. Tickets are free and will be allocated at a first-come, first-served basis. Book either at the counter or by calling Academy Cinemas at 09-373-2761.
'Heartwarming drama directed by Teruya Toshiyuki, the comedian who goes by the stage name of Gori. This humorous portrayal of the relationships within a family centers on the メbone washingモ custom of cleaning and reinterring the bones of the deceased. Gori unveiled the idea in his 2016 short film born, bone, boon, which won numerous film festival honors.
Tsuyoshi (Tsutsui Michitaka) is from the remote Okinawan island of Aguni and returns home after a four-year absence to wash the bones of his deceased mother. But, his father Nobutsuna (Okuda Eiji), who lives at home by himself, is a mess and has gone back to the bottle, a habit he was supposed to have quit.'