After an outburst at school involving her son, a concerned single mother demands answers, triggering a sequence of deepening suspicion and turmoil.
Directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda
friendship
japan
bullying
elementary school
coming of age
school
teacher student relationship
childhood
lgbt
childhood friends
multiple perspectives
masculinity
kids
complex
mother son relationship
gay theme
boys' love (bl)
lgbt child
dramatic
critical
witty
tragic
complex relationships
Rank
#3 in 2023·#56 overall
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Cast
Sakura Ando
Saori Mugino
Soya Kurokawa
Minato Mugino
Hinata Hiiragi
Yori Hoshikawa
Eita Nagayama
Michitoshi Hori
Yuko Tanaka
Makiko Fushimi
Mitsuki Takahata
Hirona Suzumura
Akihiro Kakuta
Shoda Fumiaki
Shido Nakamura
Kiyotaka Hoshikawa
Ryu Morioka
Kanzaki
Daisuke Kuroda
Shinagawa
Ayu Kitaura
Mariko Yajima
Haruto Kobayashi
Taisho Kamata
Crew
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Director
Yuji Sakamoto
Screenplay
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Original Music Composer
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Editor
Ryuto Kondo
Director of Photography
Genki Kawamura
Producer
Toru Ota
Executive Producer
Tatsumi Yoda
Executive Producer
Minami Ichikawa
Executive Producer
Hirokazu Kore-eda
Executive Producer
Popular Reviews
3543 reviews
Amman
9.0★ · 04/11/26
Watching this movie come together and having you feel all these emotions as it unfolds is such an experience. What a great movie.
Watching this movie come together and having you feel all these emotions as it unfolds is such an experience. What a great movie.
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KingAL
7.1★ · 08/20/25
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kurta dot mp3PRO
7.2★ · 08/19/25
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Krystheena
9.0★ · 03/18/26
they found the courage to finally live in the real world
they found the courage to finally live in the real world
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shazia
10.0★ · 06/08/26
it shows how the same event can look completely different depending on whos telling the story. we tend to judge quickly while only seeing fragments of reality. kita gkblh memandang org sebelah mata njir
it shows how the same event can look completely different depending on whos telling the story. we tend to judge quickly while only seeing fragments of reality. kita gkblh memandang org sebelah mata njir
