Great Absence(HKAFF2024)
An unexpected phone call reconnects Tanaka with his estranged father. It turns out his father has developed rapidly progressive dementia, but his partner, the woman he left the family for when Tanaka was a child, has gone mysteriously missing. Can we still hold fast to a relationship with someone whose memory becomes unreliable? Emerging Japanese director Kei Chika-ura joins forces with Hirokazu Kore-eda’s frequent collaborator Yutaka Yamazaki and legendary actor Tatsuya Fuji, capturing the perplexity derived from the great absence of memories on 35mm.
Silver Shell for Best Leading Performance, San Sebastián International Film Festival
Global Visions Award, San Francisco International Film Festival
Toronto International Film Festival
Director
Kei Chika-ura
Cast
Mirai Moriyama, Tatsuya Fuji, Yoko Maki, Hideko Hara
Release Date
19-10-2024
Language
Japanese
Run Time
135 minutes
