Suzaku

IMDb link: 0119687
IMDb rating: 7.3 (1,642 votes)
Genres: Drama
Director: Naomi Kawase
Cast: Jun Kunimura, Machiko Ono, Sachiko Izumi, Kotaro Shibata and others

Release date: 1 Nov 1997
Release year: 1997
Runtime: 95 minutes
Country: Japan
Keywords: minimalism, incest subtext, timber industry, directorial debut, japanese, forestry worker, cabin, nara prefecture japan, mother son relationship, old woman

Plot:

Depicts the life of a family in a remote Japanese timber village. Family head Tahara Kozo lives with his mother Sachiko, wife Yasuyo, nephew Eisuke and young daughter Michiru. Economic recession and failed development plans cause tragedy in the family.

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