

Depicts the life of a family in a remote Japanese timber village. Family head Tahara Kozo lives with his mother Sachiko, wife Yasuyo, nephew Eisuke and young daughter Michiru. Economic recession and failed development plans cause tragedy in the family.

Jun Kunimura
Kozo Tahara
Lead
Machiko Ono
Michiru Tahara

Sayaka Yamaguchi
Young Michiru
Sachiko Izumi
Sachiko
Kotaro Shibata
Eisuke
Yasuyo Kamimura
Yasuyo
Kazufumi Mukohira
Young Eisuke
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Naomi Kawase's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Suzaku is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”