わさび

- Directed by
- Bunji Sotoyama
- Country
- Japan
How it feels
A high school girl decides to take over her father's sushi shop after his mental disability makes him unable to run it. Most adults around her are not supportive, but she finds encouragement from her old youth baseball coach who has overcome his own physical loss.
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What happens
『わさび』は、2017年に公開された、外山文治監督の短編人間ドラマ映画である。 精神障害で寿司屋「やま乃」を続けられなくなった父・和夫のために、主人公の女子高生・山野葵は店を継ぐことを決心した。しかし、母・房子を含む、周囲の大人の多くは山野の決心に非協力的だった。そんな折に、かつて所属していた少年野球チーム「高山メッツ」の監督・梅田庄吉が葵の前に現れた。葵は、小指を失いながらも少年野球チームの監督を務める庄吉の力を信じて、野球の勝負を求めた。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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