Lynette Curran

A thief with a large amount of cash dies at a bed and breakfast owned by two elderly women. They decide to keep the money but disposing of the body proves extremely difficult because due to their own phobias and hang-ups, the ladies cannot leave their house for long periods of time. The situation is further complicated when an investigator begins sniffing around.

Sandy (Toni Collette), a geologist, finds herself stuck on a field trip to the Pilbara desert with a Japanese man she finds inscrutable, annoying and decidedly arrogant. Hiromitsu’s (Otaro Tsunashima) view of her is not much better. Things go from bad to worse when they become stranded in one of the most remote regions on earth. Japanese Story is a journey of change and discovery.

With their mother dying of cancer, two brothers take extreme measures to keep their stepfather from ending up with what they see as their inheritance.