Tsugaru Lacquer Girl
movie
View on VideBits →Keiko Tsuruoka’s film is at once traditional and contemporary: it gently mixes present-day gender and sexuality politics with the old-fashioned Japanese domestic drama. Traditional lacquerwork kitchenware is the Aoki family’s legacy, handed down to patriarch Seishiro (Kaoru Kobayashi) by his now-ailing father (Masayuki Suzuki). Seishiro expects to pass it in turn to his son Yu (Ryota Bando), but Yu has no interest in the craft—quite unlike daughter Miyako (Mayu Hotta), who loves it dearly. The stage is set for conflict, as established cultural traditions collide with modern mores…
Cast & crew
Kaoru Kobayashi · Mayu Hotta · Reiko Kataoka · Ryota Bando · Toshiya Miyata · Yoneko Matsukane · Yoshi Sakō · Keiko Tsuruoka · 高森美由紀 · Kensaku Kojima
Studios & networks
AMUSE · Asahi Broadcasting Aomori · Ceremony · Happinet Phantom Studios · Heisei Project · Nagoya Broadcasting Network · THEFOOL · The To-o Nippo Press