124 mins - Japan / France 2022 - Subtitles - Dir: Kôji Fukada Starring: Win Morisaki, Fumino Kimura and Marika YamakawaInspired by Japanese singer and musician Akiko Yano's song “Love Life”, the film tells the story of Taeko (Fumino Kimura) and her husband Jiro (Kento Nagayama) who are living a peaceful existence with her young son Keita (Tetta Shimada), when a tragic accident brings the boy’s long-lost father, Park (Atom Sunada), back into Taeko’s life. To cope with the pain and guilt she feels after the accident, Taeko throws herself into helping this deaf and homeless man for whom she feels a strong sense of responsibility. “LOVE LIFE is a story about grief, and communication…a fine film, sombre but also funny.” Irish Independent
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