30 December 2020

Sway (Japan, 2006)

On the anniversary of the death of the mother of a hip and happening Tokyo-based photographer, the son returns to his hometown for the funeral. What follows is a return to the past that is more than just a trek home. Old relationships, love, conflicts and memories resurface and collide. Apparently, old perspectives don't wither.

I thought I knew somewhat what Sway was going to be about. The beginning of it seem fairly standard; a man from the big city (played by Joe Odagiri) goes home to his rural roots and long past memories gets uprooted, but then the film does a 180 and what follows is a court room drama where you're not sure of what happened and two brothers perspectives are up against each other. Slow-paced, but still a recommended watch about the fragility of life.



Genre: Drama/Crime

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