Hana Ishikawa, a high school student, lives with her older sister and mother. At first, Hana seems to live a peaceful life both at home and at school, but her family’s troubles and a crack in her environment slowly becomes more obvious. Her mother is emotionally unstable, her sister does not accept this and tries leave home, and she is torn between her dreams and reality. Hana, with a broken heart, has to make a small but serious choice.
- Director：Hiromi Tanoue
- Japan
- 2022
- 16min.
- color
- -
- Japanese
- JPN & ENG Sub.
The Film School of Tokyo
A mother, an older sister, and a younger sister. The film depicts today’s society of inequality through the eyes of the younger sister, a high school student. The film depicts the mother’s and the frustration of her daughters. The younger sister’s acceptance of her mother and sister, who are at odds with each other, creates strong emotions in the 16 minutes of the film.
