Written and directed by Yusuke Oishi, “Rice Ball” is a short and intense 15-min exploration of grief through the simple act of eating one of the simplest homemade snacks of Japanese culture: onigiri.
“Rice Ball” is screening at Japan Filmfest Hamburg
Father (Hideo Kurihara) and son (author Yusuke Oishi himself) are back from the crematory, after their wife/mother’s funeral. Carrying the ritual box of ashes and bones, they face an empty house. Suddenly, the stomachs feel empty and in need of comfort food. Father quickly makes some basic onigiris, possibly the easiest thing to make in the kitchen, literally cooked rice out of the electric cooker, pressed into the palms into a triangular shape. What could go wrong? Well, first of all, Father’s onigiris are big and spherical and they are a bit insipid, as he forgot to taste the rice and season accordingly. It’s a fact,...
“Rice Ball” is screening at Japan Filmfest Hamburg
Father (Hideo Kurihara) and son (author Yusuke Oishi himself) are back from the crematory, after their wife/mother’s funeral. Carrying the ritual box of ashes and bones, they face an empty house. Suddenly, the stomachs feel empty and in need of comfort food. Father quickly makes some basic onigiris, possibly the easiest thing to make in the kitchen, literally cooked rice out of the electric cooker, pressed into the palms into a triangular shape. What could go wrong? Well, first of all, Father’s onigiris are big and spherical and they are a bit insipid, as he forgot to taste the rice and season accordingly. It’s a fact,...
- 8/28/2020
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
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