Hana, a high school girl raised in a foster home since her mother’s arrest ten years earlier, has grown into the home’s de facto oldest sister. When an 8-year-old girl arrives after suffering abuse at the hands of her mother, Hana takes her under her wing.
Acting
Miyu Ogawa's restrained devastation—every glance carries years.
Direction
Ogawa trusts silence more than dialogue.
Director
Sara Ogawa
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Japan's foster care system rarely gets screen time—this film sparked small but real policy discussions in 2022.
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