The Women
STORY
A story of the women who struggled through difficult days.
Misaki lives in a rural town situated among lush, green mountains beneath a clear blue sky. Despite graduating from a university in Tokyo, she was unable to find the job she hoped for due to the lack of employment opportunities that befell her generation. Just about everything has gone badly for her and now she is on the verge of turning 40. However, she has dreams of marrying her aging, handicapped mother Mitsuko's care worker, Naoki, who pays visits to their home. Her clandestine meetings with Naoki are one of Misaki's oases from Mitsuko's harsh day-to-day verbal abuse. The other is the bee farm run by her childhood friend Kaori. The honey Kaori diligently works to make is sweet, mild, and soothing. But then Misaki is cruelly betrayed by Naoki. And Kaori abruptly dies. These events drive Misaki's heart to the brink of bursting. "Why did she have to die? "
The period of the pandemic has extended the separation between people, but what of their hearts? A scoop of honey will bond the hearts of these women.
Misaki lives in a rural town situated among lush, green mountains beneath a clear blue sky. Despite graduating from a university in Tokyo, she was unable to find the job she hoped for due to the lack of employment opportunities that befell her generation. Just about everything has gone badly for her and now she is on the verge of turning 40. However, she has dreams of marrying her aging, handicapped mother Mitsuko's care worker, Naoki, who pays visits to their home. Her clandestine meetings with Naoki are one of Misaki's oases from Mitsuko's harsh day-to-day verbal abuse. The other is the bee farm run by her childhood friend Kaori. The honey Kaori diligently works to make is sweet, mild, and soothing. But then Misaki is cruelly betrayed by Naoki. And Kaori abruptly dies. These events drive Misaki's heart to the brink of bursting. "Why did she have to die? "
The period of the pandemic has extended the separation between people, but what of their hearts? A scoop of honey will bond the hearts of these women.
Cast: Yukiko SHINOHARA (篠原ゆき子), Kana KURASHINA (倉科カナ), Atsuko TAKAHATA (高畑淳子)
Drama/2021/Color/92 min.
Japanese title: 女たち
Japanese Theatrical Release: June 1st, 2021
Film Festivals
- Okinawa International Movie Festival (2021)
- Moscow International Film Festival (2021)
- Asian Film Festival Barcelona (2021)