Mother
In the room with the morning light, a father is vacantly watching the morning news on TV. His wife is preparing breakfast on the dining table beside him. The daughter is still half-asleep in front of her breakfast. The son is walking around the house and looking for a tie to wear for his job interview. A completely normal morning – or is it?
Where do you go when you die? What were we born for? These are some of the questions that a teenage boy named Takeaki wrestles with as his mother Sayuri is hospitalised for a serious illness. Immature and frustrated, he lashes out with acts of destruction while locking himself in his shell. His turmoil is shared by his father, a taciturn and domineering man who hides his feelings, and sister Juri, who will bring a new life into the world in difficult circumstances. However, each person thinks only about themselves and the family falls apart as they struggle with the pain, loneliness, and meaning of living alone but it is through recognising the suffering of the mother and her overwhelming love for her family that a small change occurs in the heart of her husband which unlocks the rebirth of their family.
Yoko Oishi
Ichiko works as a private nurse for a family she almost became a part of. While Ichiko cares for the grandmother, she is also a confidant to Motoko, the eldest sister. But one day, Motoko’s younger sister disappears. And the media soon reveal the kidnapper to be Ichiko’s own nephew.
地方都市の県立富士ケ丘高等学校2年生の高橋さおりは、部長を務める演劇部最後の1年を迎えようとしていた。それぞれに個性豊かな部員たちと共に年に1度の大会、地区大会突破を目標に稽古に励む中、元学生演劇の女王だという吉岡先生が赴任してくる。吉岡の指導の下、全国大会出場を目指し彼女たちの演劇に打ちこむ日々が始まる。＜劇作家・平田オリザが2012年に発表した小説を、人気アイドルグループ「ももいろクローバーZ」主演で映画化した青春ドラマ。地方都市の高校弱小演劇部の女子生徒たちが、元学生演劇の女王だった新任教師の赴任をきっかけに全国大会を目指し奮闘するさまを描く。メガホンを取るのは、『踊る大捜査線』の本広克行監督。演劇部を指導する新任教師に黒木華がふんするほか、ムロツヨシと志賀廣太郎ら多彩な俳優陣が共演。＞
