Sawako Decides (2009)

Original title

川の底からこんにちは

Directed by

Yuya Ishii

Genre

comedy drama

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 52m

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Sawako is a young woman drifting through life with little ambition. She returns to her hometown to work at her father's fish cake factory. The film follows her quiet struggle to find purpose and connection.

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What happens

Sawako Decides (川の底からこんにちは, Kawa no Soko kara Konnichiwa; "Hello from the bottom of the river") is a 2009 Japanese comedy-drama film directed by Yuya Ishii. The film stars Hikari Mitsushima as Sawako. Sawako Decides premiered at Tokyo at the PIA Film Festival in 2009. At the Fantasia Film Festival, the film won the award for Best Feature Film and Best Actress for Hikari Mitsushima. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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