A young man who's failed the Tokyo University of the Arts exam five times is jealous of a talented high school artist who eventually helps him unlock his hidden potential. -JAPAN CUTS: Festival of New Japanese Film
Relief Society Father
여러 영화제에서 격찬을 받고 일본에서 개봉하여 롱런에 성공한 작품. 상영시간 4시간의 대작이면서 보는 이를 지루하지 않게 만드는 올해의 문제작이다. 신부가 된 아버지, 몰카의 대가인 아들, 아들이 사랑하는 여동생. 몰카와 폭력, 사이비 종교와 근친상간이 오가는 파격적인 영화. 그러나 무엇보다, 젊은 남과 여의 순수한 러브스토리. (
Kenji Shimamura has trouble being intimate with his girlfriend Noriko after a lifetime of watching his parents bicker over his father’s infidelity. After he spurns her advances, causing her to storm off in an offended rage, he decides it’s time to seek psychological help. Unfortunately that costs money and the best way to earn some quick cash in his family is to spy on his dad for his mother. He quickly discovers his dad has a young girlfriend named Yukari. Figuring the best way to deal with this gracefully is to come clean with Yukari he tells her all about their family and the real estate business his parents run together. Unfortunately, however, his plan backfires. Instead of being scared off Yukari applies for a job at the family business and befriends Kenji’s mother, setting up a chain of events that makes things awkward for everyone involved.
