In Tokyo, Kenzaburo is struggling after his wife suffered through dementia and died. Her last wish is for the family to scatter her ashes at Lake Windermere, the home of Beatrix Potter where she wrote the stories of Peter Rabbit. Her mother had read her the stories, but she was never able to get her family to go there. Kenzaburo and his estranged son Toshi with his young family travel to England.
This is a nice little touching family drama from Japan with Ciarán Hinds and his real-life daughter popping up for the middle part. When the Hinds show up, I thought maybe they would stay for a road movie. The last act does pack quite a powerful punch especially in the flashbacks. The middle part does stick out a little and Kenzaburo's rush gets a bit annoying. All in all, this holds together in an emotional punch.
