Hong Kong International Film Festival 2024
During the summer holidays, three young adventurous schoolboys have fun spying on an eccentric old man who lives alone in a secluded house. Gradually, they get closer and discover an extraordinary man. From the acclaimed director of Moving and Typhoon Club comes an enchanting and heartwarming coming-of-age tale.
Widely lauded in his native Japan, director Shinji Somai remains largely unrecognized in the West. A pioneering filmmaker during what is sometimes referred to as the “lost decade” of Japanese cinema, Somai came to prominence during the 1980s, and directed some of the era’s most original and enduring works.
mk2 Films