The movie tells the story of a middle-aged failed man, who used to write novels but is addicted to gambling, and is a failure in his job. He has no money to pay the rent, his wife divorces him, and he has no money to pay the alimony, and he is very dissatisfied with his life, but his mother doesn’t give up on him, and always provides him with encouragement and support, and she tells him that love is as transient and intense as a typhoon, while affection is as vast and deep as the ocean.
He stays with his ex-wife and son at his mother’s house on a stormy night, trying to find a chance to get back together again, but not knowing how to express his love.
2016 / Japan / Drama Family / Hirokazu Yae / Kuan Abe Yoko Maki
A scruffy, middle-aged older man, Ryota Shinoda (Kuan Abe), is a private investigator who made his debut as a writer in the early years of his career, but hasn’t had a commendable work released since his debut novel.
He’s a whiny, self-absorbed writer who would never create something without a “soul” for the sake of money.
In real life, he is always worried about money, and when he gets it, he throws it into the casino in a flash, with no hope at all.
His mother, Sook-ja (Shirin Kiki), lives alone in Dundee, and in the eyes of the old man, even the worst son has advantages that are incomparable to those of other people.
Rondo had a beautiful family, but his ex-wife, Shiraishi Rouko (Maki Yoko), couldn’t stand him any longer and divorced him, taking his son, Shingo (Yoshizawa Sun), with her to live a different life.
Hardly able to meet his son, Ryodo, father and son, as well as Ryouko, who arrives later, are reunited at Shuko’s home.
When a typhoon hits, they are forced to spend the night at their grandmother’s house, which is full of memories from the past.
A noisy yet peaceful night, some things quietly change ……
