16th New York Asian Film Festival

Jun 30 - Jul 16, 2017

Photo: © Fuji Television Network, Toho, Dentsu, Altamira Pictures

New York Premiere

Survival Family

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A master of Japanese black comedy bites again. A typical middle-class, middle-aged salaryman (Kohinata Fumiyo) and his stay-at-home wife (Fukatsu Eri) live a typical life in a typical Tokyo flat with their daughter, a typical fake eyelash-sporting high-schooler (Aoi Wakana) and their son (Izumisawa Yuki), a university student who shields his emotions behind his technological gadgets... in other words, typical! Safe (and a bit spoiled) in their comfort zone, nothing prepares them for what's next. One morning, they wake up to a complete blackout. They rush to work and school, as doggedly determined as their fellow urbanites to maintain business as usual. As the outage continues and supplies run low, they go on an epic road trip, cycling from Tokyo to their grandfather’s farm on Kagoshima, following a children’s map of Japan. A post-apocalyptic comedy full of laughs and harsh lessons, it will lead you to question everything you take for granted.

Director: Yaguchi Shinobu
Cast: Aoi Wakana, Izumisawa Yuki, Fukatsu Eri, Kohinata Fumiyo
Languages: Japanese with English subtitles
2017; 117 min.; DCP

SCHEDULE:

Monday July 3, 9:15pm
Film Society of Lincoln Center