Summary
The story of middle-aged Japanese woman Keiko, who has been living in a shell for decades due to a family tragedy in Kobe. The modest act of eating and the sensations it gives us provided Keiko a lifeline to survive.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Skip it if
- You want fast pacing
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 55GoodWatch 53
IMDb5.5
Running time
1 h 35 min
A typical length for comedies, −5 min on the typical 100
typical 10095Half of all comedies run 91–111 min.
Reach
Streams in 6 countries, rent or buy in 45 more
Released
2017
December 1, 2017
9 years ago
Genres
ComedyDramaMysteryLanguage
Latvian
Original language
Also spoken
JapaneseMade in
- Japan
Latvia
Rated
- PG-13United States
Not for young kids: it's rated PG-13 in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for teens and adults.
What's in it
- ViolenceLittle or none
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesLittle or none
- Sex, nudityMild
- Dark themesModerate
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFriends NightPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyThought-ProvokingNot listed for kids or family movie night.
Directing · 4
- Māris Martinsons Director, Writer, Editor
- Kiyoshi Inoue First Assistant Director
- Katrīna Tomašicka Second Assistant Director
- Ralf Siig First Assistant Director
Production · 6
- Jason Gray Producer
- Linda Krūkle Producer
- Eiko Mizuno Gray Producer
- Shoichi Takeuchi Line Producer
- Sten Saluveer Co-Producer
- Ilze Krūmiņliepa Line Producer
Camera · 6
- Gints Bērziņš Director of Photography
- Yasuo Tani Assistant Camera
- Roland Adamson Focus Puller
- Jurij Harchuk Steadicam Operator
- Kaspars Cirsis Assistant Camera
- Maris Grabovskis Assistant Camera
Sound · 9
- Osamu Kitajima Music
- Ludvík Bohadlo Supervising Sound Editor
- Showa Matsumoto Sound Mixer
- Jack Heeren Foley Mixer
- Robert Slezák Sound Re-Recording Mixer
- Aleksandrs Vaicahovskis Sound Director
Art · 4
- Hidefumi Hanatani Production Design
- Aivars Žukovskis Production Design
- Yurita Higuchi Assistant Art Director
- Jānis Bijubens Assistant Art Director
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Baiba Ladiga-Kobayashi Costume Design
- Aija Beata Rjabovska Makeup Designer
- Makiko Goto Makeup Artist
- Kumiko Fukushima Makeup Artist
Lighting · 1
- Darius Zalmonas Gaffer
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