Movielogr

movie poster

View on: TMDb

Amami (2016)

Directed by Naomi Kawase

Overview

Naomi Kawase goes to the south of Japan in search of her family origins on Amami Island, with her four-year-old son Mitsuki. They meet parents, chat with the island’s inhabitants, eat traditional goat soup, observe a total solar eclipse. By reconnecting the threads of her family history, Naomi Kawase gradually fills the void left by her parents’ abandonment.

Length 46 minutes

Actors

Naomi Kawase | Mitsuki Kawase | Ichizo Sato | Norio Fukusaki