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  • Director

    Yoshino Ryohei

  • Starring

    Sakuma Yui, Nao 

  • Run Time

    118 mins

  • Release Year

    2020

  • Country of Origin

    Japan

  • Certificate

    15

  • Language

    Japanese

  • Format

    tbc

Eternally Younger Than Those Idiots

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On the surface, 22-year-old Horigai (Sakuma Yui) seems to be drifting through life. Having managed to secure a decent job as a child welfare officer, but not attaching much value to anything in life, she whiles away her boring days between classes and her apartment before she graduates. However, her indifferent exterior hides various tangled emotions, including her apprehensions about becoming a social worker and the fact that she’s still a virgin. When she meets Inogi (Nao), Horigai’s life gains a sort of anchorage as the women develop an unlikely bond. Yet tragic developments with one of Horigai’s friends, as well as revelations about Inogi’s dark past, threaten to unbalance their new-found peace, bringing unexpected sadness to the surface.

Adapted from an award-winning novel by Tsumura Kikuko (guest speaker at one of Japan Foundation’s previous online events), this drama poses fundamental questions about how people can relate to each other while feeling lost and incomplete.

This screening includes a pre-recorded introduction from director Yoshino Ryohei.

READ: Eternally Younger Than Those Idiots Programme Notes



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