(王国（あるいはその家について）)

Content: Aki and Naoko are childhood friends who are drifting apart as adults. Immersed in her family life, Naoko now has a husband and daughter; Aki, on the other hand, remains single and is on leave from work due to a personal crisis. The plot might sound familiar but it has never been told like this. The director Kusano Natsuka stages the interactions through an actors’ table-read and, as the lines are repeated, the scenes gradually develop into on-location conversations. Moreover, she repositions the dramatic peak of the story to the beginning: Aki has murdered Naoko’s daughter.

Countries:

Japan

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

150 minutes

Year:

2019

Directors:

Natsuka Kusano

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Production companies:

Aichi Arts Center

Actors:

Aki

Nodoka

Naoto

Police

Crews:

Director

Director of Photography

Editor

Producer

Editor