Kazuya Takahashi

Soon after the disparate yet compatible Naoya and Katsuhiro start to settle into a relationship, a slightly unhinged young woman named Asako asks Katsuhiro to father her child.

Kore-eda’s acclaimed film is what the Japanese call a “home drama”, chronicling the 24-hour reunion of the Yokoyama family on the anniversary of the death of their elder son. During the day and night, we see all that unites and divides this particular family – and makes it just like any other.

When a successful ad executive who's got it all figured out becomes pregnant, he's forced to confront social inequities he'd never considered before.