A Missing Part

A Missing Part

2024 · 98 min · FR · 6.5 (86 votes)
Dir. Guillaume Senez · Starring Romain Duris, Mei Cirne-Masuki, Judith Chemla, Tsuyu Shimizu, Shungicu Uchida, Yumi Narita · Music Olivier Marguerit
DramaComedy

Every day, Jay travels the length and breadth of Tokyo in his taxi, looking for his daughter Lily. In the 9 years since he has separated from his wife, he has never been able to get custody of his daughter. Having given up hope of ever seeing her again, he is about to move back to France when Lily hops in his cab. But she doesn't recognize him.

VIBE

This film offers a tender, melancholic journey through the bustling streets of Tokyo, steeped in a quiet desperation and the enduring ache of a missing connection. It's a poignant exploration of memory, identity, and the bittersweet hope of rekindling a lost bond, unfolding with an introspective, character-driven grace.

melancholicpoignanthopefulbittersweetintrospectiveslow-burncharacter-driven dramaurban realismpoetic naturalismfather-daughter bondidentitymemorylongingurban alienation
taxijapanfathertokyo, japankidschild abductionfather and daughterdrama