After The Storm (2016 Japan) Cert. PG – subtitled

Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
Stars: Hiroshi Abe, Yôko Maki, Satomi Kobayashi, Kirin Kiki

Following last year’s Our Little Sister, a great favourite with David Lean patrons, Japan’s foremost director gives us another telling portrait of family life.

Middle-aged Ryota (Abe) is a failed writer having difficult relationships with his ex-wife, their son and his mother (Sweet Bean’s Kirin Kiki), who thinks he should have worked harder on being a writer.  He now works as a private detective to finance maintenance payments – and his gambling addiction. 

One night, as a typhoon approaches and people need to get off the streets for safety, he lures them to his mother’s flat.  While his hope of achieving a reconciliation while they are sheltering from the storm may be too optimistic, perhaps all is not lost.

 

Here is a link to the Review in The Telegraph 

 

The review includes a link to the ‘official UK’  Trailer, which can also be seen below [fvplayer src=”https://youtu.be/1qUnaWvU_JA”]

 

David Lean Cinema, Croydon on Tuesday 25th July 2017

Show starts at 7.30PM, Ticket prices: £8.00 & £6.50 (concessions)

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