- Shinji Aoyama has made a career of exploring the complex relationships between children and their parents. From his very first film Helpless to arguably his greatest triumph Eureka, he has explored the effects that broken families can have both on the parties involved and society as a whole. Sad Vacation continues Aoyama’s master thesis on the subject – and is possibly the concluding chapter. Forming both a direct and thematic trilogy with the aforementioned pictures, the film stars Tadanobu Asano (reprising his role from Helpless) as Kenji, a journeyman scraping together a meager existence any way he can; including providing transport for human traffickers (where he acquires a “son”) and as a chauffeur (where he acquires a girlfriend). One night while driving a drunken client home he meets his estranged mother, resurrecting feelings of resentment for leaving him behind with his alcoholic and abusive father. Taking up her offer
- 6/30/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
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