

Madoka meets her husband's parents, who run a 450-year-old hand fan shop in the center of Kyoto. Together with her artist friend Anzai, they start an essay manga about the traditional shops in the area. On Madoka's first day minding the store alone, she ends up giving an interview to a TV crew and angering quite a lot of people by being a bit too candid. While Madoka is enamored by Kyoto, she has quite a lot to learn about the unsaid rules and the passive-aggressiveness of the local proprietresses.

Mai Fukagawa
Shibusawa Madoka
Lead
Ritsu Otomo
Shibusawa Mario

Zuru Onodera
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Reiko Kataoka
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Ryuya Wakaba
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Takashi Matsuo
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Kosuke Toyohara
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Shigeru Muroi
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“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Masanori Tominaga's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Strangers in Kyoto is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”