Part of a project for students at the Kyoto University of Arts, produced by Kaizo Hayashi, Keita Fujimoto’s debut feature offers a different perspective on the concepts of disability and caretaking, through an approach that is both romantic and realistically pointy.
“Just the Two of Us” is screening at Nippon Connection
Set in Kyoto’s Nishijin district, the film revolves around Shunsaku, a man who has been bedridden since a terrible accident took place, leaving him with only his father, elderly Gohei, to take care of him. Gohei has repeatedly tried to bring in caretakers, but Shunsaku’s reaction is always to utter the most obscene things to those women who apply for their job, essentially chasing them away with his words. Gohei eventually discusses his problem in a radio show, which is where Hanae, a blind but very beautiful young woman, hears of it and decides to take up the job,...
“Just the Two of Us” is screening at Nippon Connection
Set in Kyoto’s Nishijin district, the film revolves around Shunsaku, a man who has been bedridden since a terrible accident took place, leaving him with only his father, elderly Gohei, to take care of him. Gohei has repeatedly tried to bring in caretakers, but Shunsaku’s reaction is always to utter the most obscene things to those women who apply for their job, essentially chasing them away with his words. Gohei eventually discusses his problem in a radio show, which is where Hanae, a blind but very beautiful young woman, hears of it and decides to take up the job,...
- 5/25/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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