Kore-eda Hirokazu, Japan, 2015, 127’

Filled with stunningly photographed landscapes and scenes of mouth-watering food, this is a sumptuous portrait of a beautifully elegant culture and intensely believable characters.  Three sisters living happily together in a tight-knit seaside town south of Tokyo meet their shy teenage half-sister Suzu at their estranged father’s funeral. The meeting sparks a journey of self-discovery for all four sisters as they delve into painful pasts, but reach toward hopeful futures.

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