After a long and unsuccessful struggle to get pregnant, and convinced by the discourse of an adoption association, Satoko and her husband decide to adopt a baby boy. A few years later, their parenthood is shaken by a threatening unknown girl, Hikari, who pretends to be the child’s biological mother. Satoko decides to confront Hikari directly.
Presented at Toronto and San Sebastián film festivals.
Asa Ga Kuru
2020
14 years
140 min.
Fiction
Japan
Japan, female directors, motherhood, family drama, adoption, literary adaptation
Colorido
Naomi Kawase
Naomi Kawase, Izumi Takahashi
Yuta Tsukinaga, Naoki Sakakibara
Tina Baz, Yoichi Shibuya
Arata Iura, Miyoko Asada, Hiroko Nakajima, Hiromi Nagasaku, Taketo Tanaka
Yumiko Takebe
Kinoshita Group
California Filmes
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