2008 · drama · marriage · grief
All Around Us
Directed by Ryosuke Hashiguchi2h 20m2008
Kanao, a courtroom portrait artist, observes crimes, scandals and the decline of Japanese values without passing judgement. As he and his wife endure the tragedy of their first child’s death, hope slowly unfolds and their love story flickers to life once again.
Our read: All Around Us (2008) reads as a neutral, measured, grounded drama · marriage · grief entry — measured in intensity, intimate in scope, tender in temperature, ambivalent in outlook.
Neutral, measured, measured drama / marriage, grounded in texture. Ambivalent, intimate, tender.
- measured
- intimate
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