Screening dates and booking

Credits

  • Director-screenwriter

    Yasutomo Chikuma

  • With

    Momoko Fukuchi, Kanichiro, Ryutaro Nakagawa

  • Japan 2025. 98min

  • Courtesy of

    Parallax Films

  • Language

    Japanese

    With English subtitles

Introduction

Kaori never expected to find understanding in Takeru, the lawyer handling her estranged mother’s estate. But their connection is unlike anything she’s ever experienced. They travel to a seaside town together, planning to register their marriage, but things are cut short by a tragic incident, prompting Kaori to uncover the layers of her partner’s life.

Wema Mumma

Content advice

Contains scenes of sex and suicide.

How to book

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