A seemingly normal office worker Hiroko has a secret. At home she lives with a prosthetic torso - no head, arms or feet, just body and male private part. Hiroko bathes with the torso and she also makes love with the torso at night. Hiroko's secret life is interrupted when her outgoing sister Mina rings her doorbell. Mina is running away from her abusive boyfriend and wants to stay at Hiroko's home ...
Reading the synopsis for Torso it's reasonable to think it's a oddball comedy, but in reality it's a surprisingly deep character drama dealing with sisterhood and unconventional emotions. The film doesn't focus on anyone else than Hiroko and her sister Mina so we're constantly between them in all their arguments and laughs, showing off the contrast of their sisterly personalities. Director Yutaka Yamasaki has on a few occasions been cinematographer for Hirokazu Koreeda and it shows in the intimate camerawork and closeness to the characters.
Genre: Drama. 1h 44min.
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