A Pale View of Hills
JAPANESE
RIGHTS: Worldwide excluding Japan, Poland
In the UK in 1982, aspiring Japanese-British writer Niki plans to write a book about her mother Etsuko’s postwar experiences in Nagasaki. Haunted by her older daughter’s suicide, Etsuko begins to share her memories from 1952, starting with her encounter with Sachiko, a young mother preparing for life abroad. As Niki explores her mother’s past, she discovers troubling inconsistencies between Etsuko’s mementoes and her recollections, leading her to question the truths hidden within their family story.
Cast
Suzu Hirose , Fumi Nikaido , Yoh Yoshida , Camilla Aiko , Kouhei Matsushita , Tomokazu Miura
Director
Language
Japanese