Twelve years after their beloved eldest son, Junpei, drowned while saving a stranger's life, Kyohei and Toshiko welcome their surviving children home for a family reunion. Younger son Ryota still feels that his parents resent that he isn't the one who died; his new wife, Yukari, is awkwardly meeting the rest of the family for the first time. Daughter Chinami strains to fill the uncomfortable pauses with forced cheer.
Genre: Drama, Family
Starring: Hiroshi Abe, Kirin Kiki, Yui Natsukawa, Yoshio Harada, You
Directed & Produced by: Toshihiro Isomi, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Hirokazu Kore-eda
Release date: 6/28/2008
Running time: 114 minutes
IMDb Rating: 7.7/10 by 148 users