Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.
14-year-old Shizuko dreams of drawing manga in Tokyo to escape her life of poverty and loneliness. Shizuko’s father has left the family, and her mother — who is desperate for money — takes in an icy, brutal lover who insists on being called “Father.”
14-year-old Shizuko dreams of drawing manga in Tokyo to escape her life of poverty and loneliness. Shizuko’s father has left the family, and her mother — who is desperate for money — takes in an icy, brutal lover who insists on being called “Father.”