After the Storm
- 2016
- Japan
- 1h 58min
- PG
- Directed by: Hirokazu Koreeda
- Cast: Hiroshi Abe, Yôko Maki, Taiyô Yoshizawa, Kirin Kiki
- Language: Japanese
- UK release: 2 June 2017
Yoshiko (Kiki) is recently widowed and living by herself in a cramped apartment where she periodically welcomes crumpled son Ryota (Abe) and his son Shingo (Yoshizawa). Poignant film about growth and the passing of time, with a gorgeous performance from Kiki as the witty, tender, no-nonsense Yoshiko. Quietly powerful.
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Performance times
The Barn, Banchory (0.0 miles)
Burn O'Bennie,
Banchory,
Aberdeen,
AB31 5QA
Wed 24 Jan
Foxlowe Arts Centre, Leek (0.0 miles)
Market Place,
Leek,
Staffordshire,
ST13 6AD
Tue 14 Nov
£5.50
Theatr Mwldan, Cardigan (0.0 miles)
Bath House Road,
Cardigan,
Wales,
SA43 1JY
Sun 22 Oct
- 17:45
Reviews & features
After the Storm
29 May 2017
Hirokazu Kore-eda delivers yet another quietly powerful and thought-provoking drama
When 11-year-old Shingo (Taiyo Yoshizawa) is asked who his hero is, he confidently replies, 'Grandma.' He's referring to the recently widowed Yoshiko (Kirin Kiki) who lives by herself in a cramped apartment that exudes warmth, comfort and the aroma of…
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