Keiko Tsuruoka
Director
Tsugaru Lacquer Girl (2023)
Keiko Tsuruoka’s film is at once traditional and contemporary: it gently mixes present-day gender and sexuality politics with the old-fashioned Japanese domestic drama. Traditional lacquerwork kitchenware is the Aoki family’s legacy, handed down to patriarch Seishiro (Kaoru Kobayashi) by his now-ailing father (Masayuki Suzuki). Seishiro expects to pass it in turn to his son Yu (Ryota Bando), but Yu has no interest in the craft—quite unlike daughter Miyako (Mayu Hotta), who loves it dearly. The stage is set for conflict, as established cultural traditions collide with modern mores…
Genres: Drama
Keywords: imdb.woman, imdb.father, imdb.young, imdb.unemployment, imdb.daytrader, imdb.nederlands, imdb.tsugaru-lacquerware + 3 more, imdb.father-daughter-relationship, imdb.lacquerware, imdb.based-on-novel
Production Companies: The Fool, Amuse, Heisei Project, Ceremony, Happinet Phantom Studios + 3 more, Nagoya Broadcasting Network, The To-o Nippo Press, Asahi Broadcasting Aomori
Country: Japan
Production Country:
Japan
Languages:
Japanese
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Runtime: 118 min.
Released: Oct. 18, 2023
Status: Released
Certification: NR