From the Cannes award-winning director of Harmonium, Kôji Fukada’s new family drama Love Life is a beguiling, beautifully paced portrait of a family navigating the aftermath of a tragedy.
Inspired by Japanese singer and musician Akiko Yano’s song “Love Life”, the film tells the story of Taeko (Fumino Kimura) and her husband Jiro (Kento Nagayama) who are living a peaceful existence with her young son Keita (Tetta Shimada), when a tragic accident brings the boy’s long-lost father, Park (Atom Sunada), back into Taeko’s life. To cope with the pain and guilt she feels after the accident, Taeko throws herself into helping this deaf and homeless man for whom she has a strong sense of responsibility.
Credits
Japan, France 2022
123 mins
Cert TBC
Japanese / Korean / Korean Sign Language with English subtitles
Dir Kôji Fukada
With Fumino Kimura, Kento Nagayama, Tetta Shimada, Atom Sunada, Hirona Yamazaki
Venues
October
From 10 October
Dukes Lancaster
From 17 October
David Lean Cinema, London
From 18 October
Totnes Cinema
21 October
Norden Farm
22 October
Triskel Arts Centre
23 October
JW3
From 24 October
Alnwick Playhouse
From 26 October
Odeon Bath
November
From 15 November
Stamford Arts Centre
From 21 November
Hull Truck Theatre
28 November
South Hill Park