Love Life

From the Cannes award-winning director of Harmonium and Goodbye Summer, Kōji Fukada’s new family drama is a beguiling, beautifully paced portrait of a family navigating the aftermath of a tragedy.

Inspired by Japanese singer and musician Akiko Yano's song “Love Life”, the film tells the story of Taeko and her husband Jiro who are living a peaceful existence with her young son Keita. When a tragic accident occurs, the boy’s long-lost father Park, who is deaf and homeless, comes back into Taeko’s life.

To cope with the pain and guilt she feels after the accident, Taeko throws herself into helping Park for whom she has a strong sense of responsibility.

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