Renoir

featuring

Yui Suzuki, Lily Franky, Hikari Ishida, Ayumu Nakajima,

Set in late 1980s suburban Tokyo, eleven-year-old Fuki is thrust into adolescence by the harsh realities surrounding her parents. Her father, Kenji (Lily Franky), is suffering from a terminal illness, and her mother, Utako (Hikari Ishida), is overburdened by the consequences. For Fuki (Yui Suzuki), the specter of death begins manifesting in various corners of her daily life, leading her to seek a respite from engulfing tragedy with her irrepressible imagination. Chie Hiyakawa expands on her meditation on mortality, first explored in Plan 75, offering a distinctly arresting perspective centered on Suzuki’s outstanding performance where she channels grief in ways that feel wholly new and hauntingly truthful. Renoir serves as a provocative meditation on the ponderosity of life and ultimately what imbues it with meaning.

Jordan Klein
FILM DETAILS 
Screenwriter
  • Chie Hayakawa
Cinematographer
  • Hideho Urata
Language
  • Japanese
  • English
  • with English subtitles
Print Info
  • Color
  • DCP
  • 118 mins
Source
  • SFFILM

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