Message from seun

[Anonymous]

The film deals with family dynamics and how modernity changes the politics within the members of one's family. Each member grapples with living under the patriarch system and adjusting their own life-perception to make it work for them. Also, you can visibly see the changing Japan during that time--for example, women no longer wear kimonos but skirts and curl their hair in a modern chignon. Gender expectations changes as women start contributing to the economic prosperity of the family. It's a film with multi-layers, worth watching. You can purchase it in Little Tokyo at the Kinokuniya Book Store. I'm not sure if they would have this movie in a regular rental place -- I hope you find it. (It's a wonderful movie to have as a collection, though.)