Okaeri

1995
1h 39m

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Yuriko works at home all day as a tape transcriber, while her husband, Takashi, works as a school teacher. Yuriko's behavior grows stranger and more distant and she starts spending all day "... Read allYuriko works at home all day as a tape transcriber, while her husband, Takashi, works as a school teacher. Yuriko's behavior grows stranger and more distant and she starts spending all day "patrolling" the neighborhood. Takashi follows her one afternoon and begins to suspect that... Read allYuriko works at home all day as a tape transcriber, while her husband, Takashi, works as a school teacher. Yuriko's behavior grows stranger and more distant and she starts spending all day "patrolling" the neighborhood. Takashi follows her one afternoon and begins to suspect that she may be suffering from schizophrenia.

Director
- Makoto Shinozaki
Writers
- Makoto Shinozaki
- Ryo Yamamura
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.4/10

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YOUR RATING

Director
- Makoto Shinozaki
Writers
- Makoto Shinozaki
- Ryo Yamamura
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 7 wins & 4 nominations total

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10pet-

...maybe the most beautiful film of them all

This is a very touching drama about a love that silently declines. It´s quiet, it´s sensitive, it´s thoughtful and it shows a warm heart and a cinematic grace. I want to see this on Criterion soon!

7sushant_v1

Beautiful Relationship Drama

Thought of posting something after seeing the really low and misleading imdb rating. This movie is much better than what one would expect after seeing the low imdb rating.

Its about a husband wife relationship which is very stagnant and going nowhere.And after the wife suffers kind of a nervous breakdown, the husband makes a very sincere effort to get her back.

This one is a minimalistic movie with less dialogues but very nice cinematography. The mood and atmosphere is laid back, and the lead performances are also very convincing and touching.

10Squall

A very touching film.

I found Okaeri to be a very touching movie as it emphasised the loneliness that Yuriko feels in her marriage. Okaeri also makes a very strong stand on attitudes to marriage in contemporary Japanese society. One of these attitudes is that the husband's work obligations come before his marriage. This is seen in a scene where Takashi is calling Yuriko to say that he's hoing to be late because he'll be drinking with friends after Yuriko had prepared a meal for him. Another scene is where Yuriko is criticising Takashi for his lack of commitment to their marriage and how she struggles to tell him how lonely she is.