A son quits his job and is persuaded by his father to head off to a cottage in the remote mountains. Together, the two of them manage to get through their days while wearing old jerseys left by a deceased grandmother. The following summer, the two once again leave the stifling heat of Tokyo, as if escaping to the mountain cottage. However, the next summer is very different.
Acting
Sakai and Ayukawa's wordless weight of things unsaid.
Direction
Nakamura's patience lets ordinary moments ache.
Cinematography
Mountain air you can almost smell through the screen.
Director
Yoshihiro Nakamura
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'satoyama' rural retreat reflects a specifically Japanese tension between urban obligation and pastoral healing, common in post-bubble cinema.
Nakamura shot the mountain scenes near his own grandmother's former home; the tracksuits were genuinely hers.
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