After the Storm
Drama
Ryota is an unpopular writer although he won a literary award 15 years ago. Now, Ryota works as a private detective. He is divorced from his ex-wife Kyoko and he has an 11-year-old son Shingo. His mother Yoshiko lives alone at her apartment. One day, Ryota, his ex-wife Kyoko, and son Shingo gather at Yoshiko's apartment. A typhoon passes and the family must stay there all night long.
VIBE
A quiet, character-driven drama that feels like a warm, melancholic hug. It's about finding connection and understanding amidst life's quiet disappointments, all under the watchful eye of a looming storm.
melancholicintrospectivewistfulgentleslow-burnslice of lifecharacter studynaturalisticfamilyregretsecond chancesmemory
japangamblingdysfunctional familyfamily relationshipsslice of lifewriterstormdivorcefamilyprivate detectivegrandmotherphilosophicalcomplexestranged family
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