Kitokito! (2007)

- Original title
- キトキト!
- Directed by
- Yasuhiro Yoshida
- Genre
- comedy, drama
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A widowed mother in Toyama raises her two children alone. Her daughter becomes a delinquent and runs off with a man, while her son drops out of high school and moves to Tokyo to work at a host club.
heartfeltgentlewarmbittersweetsmall-townfamily-focusedunderstatedtender
What happens
『キトキト!』は、2007年3月17日公開の富山県を舞台にした日本映画。 キトキトとは富山の言葉で「生きがいい」という意味である。 キャッチフレーズは「母ちゃんって、不死身なんだと思ってた!」。 富山県高岡市。奈良、鎌倉に並ぶ大仏が有名なこの町には大仏よりも強烈な人間がいた。優介の母、智子は近所でも有名な肝っ玉母ちゃん。夫を亡くし、女手ひとつで子供を育ててきたが、娘の美咲はスケバンになり男と駆け落ち、息子の優介も高校を中退し生きがいを求めて上京し、ホストクラブで働きはじめるが…。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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