Kazuki Suzumoto is divorced and he lives with his 15-year-old son Kouki. Kouki is in a susceptible time. The father feels guilty about his son. Kouki then fails his high school entrance exam. In the spring of the following year, Kouki barely passes his high school entrance exam. Kouki mentions to Kazuki that he likes his father's lunch box. The father and son make a promise to each other. Kazuki promises that he will make a lunch box everyday for Kouki. Kouki promises that he will never skip school.
Acting
Inohara's wordless devastation in every morning kitchen scene.
Practical Effects
Actual bento prep — no food stylist shortcuts, real chop work.
Director
Atsushi Kaneshige
Yoshihiko Inohara
Kazuki Suzumoto
Shunsuke Michieda
Nijiteru Suzumoto
Nana Mori
Hiromi Nishina
Jiei Wakabayashi
Akio Tanabe
Junko Abe
Maka Yajima
Toru Nomaguchi
Tamotsu Tokunaga
Kurara Emi
Shuko Asai
KREVA
Eita Furuichi
Ichiro Yatsui
Toshiya Kawakami
Maki Sakai
Sakie Endo
Chieko Baisho
Natsuko Suzumoto
Haruka Kudo
Reina Kashiwagi
Yuka Yoshimura
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on a true blog that went viral in Japan, written by an actual single father. The 461 number is real.
Japanese 'charaben' culture expects mothers to craft elaborate lunches; a father doing this is implicitly commenting on failed gender roles and performance of care.
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