Tsugaru Lacquer Girl

Tsugaru Lacquer Girl (2023)

Drama

Keiko Tsuruoka’s film is at once traditional and contemporary: it gently mixes present-day gender and sexuality politics with the old-fashioned Japanese domestic drama. Traditional lacquerwork kitchenware is the Aoki family’s legacy, handed down to patriarch Seishiro (Kaoru Kobayashi) by his now-ailing father (Masayuki Suzuki). Seishiro expects to pass it in turn to his son Yu (Ryota Bando), but Yu has no interest in the craft—quite unlike daughter Miyako (Mayu Hotta), who loves it dearly. The stage is set for conflict, as established cultural traditions collide with modern mores…

Director: Keiko Tsuruoka

Casts

	Mayu Hotta as
	Kaoru Kobayashi as
	Ryota Bando as
	Toshiya Miyata as
	Reiko Kataoka as
	Yoshi Sakō as
	Yoneko Matsukane as

Crew