28 March 2012

Sad Vacation (Japan, 2007)

Kenji, abandoned by his mother, scrapes out a meager existence doing odd jobs including driving bar hostesses and their customers home. Besides this he takes care of the sister of an old friend in jail and a young illegal immigrant. But his life reaches a turning point when he happens to meet Chiyoko, his long lost mother. She is now married to Mamiya, the owner of an express package delivery service. 

Tadanobu Asano (Last Life in the Universe) gives a great performance as usual in this great drama written by Shinji Aoyama, who also directed Eureka (2000). Centers around a family whom all got their own problems. Nothing new really, but it features a likeable cast and fans of Asano should check it out.

Genre: Drama 

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