A woman is driven to shroud her identity, caught in a web of secrecy. As she conceals herself, the intricate layers of her hidden life unravel.
Kawabe Ichiko (Sugisaki Hana) is in her mid-20s when she disappears without a trace the day after her boyfriend Hasegawa (Wakaba Ryuya) proposes to her. When he tries to file a report, the police inform him that no record of her exists in the Kawabe family register. As Hasegawa tracks down her whereabouts and obtains testimonies from people who had associated with her, Ichiko’s unfathomable past emerges, along with a sad but shocking truth – the harsh fate she had to bear. Based on director Toda Akihiro’s own award-winning stage play and fronted by one of Japan’s most sought-after actors, Sugisaki Hana, as an unfathomable femme fatale, this is a gripping psychological thriller that tackles issues of poverty, child neglect and abuse, as well as the dark social injustice that exists in Japan. (Subtitles)
Japan 2023 Toda Akihiro 126m