HAJIKERU
2022 · 28 min · Drama
Highschool graduate Natsumi lives in a provincial town with her estranged mother, working an unfulfilled job at a supermarket among gossips of conservative townspeople. The latest gossip revolves around Keiko, an attractive young woman recently relocated from Tokyo. Natsumi is drawn to Keiko and the two strikes up a friendship, finding relief in each other from the repressive community. Through Keiko, Natsumi discovers her own voice and agency, eventually fighting back against the prejudices and injustices society heaps upon women.
- Director
- Yuui Matsubayashi
- Writer
- Yuui Matsubayashi
- Released
- January 22, 2022
- Language
- Japanese
Cast
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