李相日在PIA影展大放異彩的首部劇情長片,改編自工廠老闆遭鈍器重擊身亡的真實案件,17歲反叛少年弒父出走,碰上人生毫無目標的的士司機,幸福少婦因兒子被欺凌和老公失業,面臨崩潰邊緣;中年流氓為實現諾言陷入危機,他思念不知所終的女兒,不知女兒竟在北海道出賣肉體維生⋯⋯五個人的人生,機緣巧合地交錯重疊。李相日擅長的多線敘事結構與日本陰鬱壓抑的社會,讓人想起他近期的《惡人》(第7屆)中那種趨向死亡與救贖,以及他十多年後的作品《怒》(第13屆)中對人性的宿命感。睽違16年,香港觀眾終於有機會在大銀幕上見證李相日創作的起點,是次放映的更是珍貴35mm菲林版本。

Before he directed star-studded, award-winning dramas like Hula Girl, Villain and Rage, director Lee Sang-il made his feature film directorial debut with this stylish ensemble drama, made with support from the 2002 Pia Film Festival Scholarship. Based on real incidents, the film weaves three intersecting tales that examine the state of Japanese society: A taxi driver drives a teenager to Hokkaido after accidentally hitting him; a housewife tries desperately to hang on to her family when her husband is laid off and her son is bullied; and a yakuza debt collector finds himself in trouble when he attempts to fulfill a long- forgotten promise.