Movielogr
Lunch Box (2004)
Directed by Shinji Imaoka
Overview
The film tells the story of Aiko, a 35-year-old mute woman who works in a bowling alley, and her brief romance with Yoshioka, a younger man who works as a postal carrier. The two meet when Aiko accidentally knocks Yoshioka off his bicycle, and they have a sexual encounter soon after. Aiko begins preparing lunchboxes and giving them to Yoshioka at his workplace as a way of expressing affection, which she cannot do verbally.
Rated PG | Length 65 minutes
Actors
Yumika Hayashi | Mutsuo Yoshioka | Lemon Hanazawa | Kiyomi Itō | Yôta Kawase | Yûji Tajiri | Takeshi Itô | Kazunori Sakurai | Hiroshi Satō