Duration : 120 mins
Based on Sada Masashi's best-selling novel, Bizan is set in Tokushima, located in southern Japan, and the film draws heavily from its environment to create a unique narrative and visually striking cinematic experience. Sakiko (Matsushima Nanako), works independently at a travel agent in Tokyo. She was raised by her mother, Tatsuko (Miyamoto Nobuko), is hospitalized, Sakiko returns to her hometown Tokushima. She is told by doctor, Terasawa Daisuke (Osawa Takao), that her mother has terminal cancer. Although Sakiko does not feel comfortable to be with Tatsuko, she nurse her mother in the hospital everyday. Encouraged by Terasawa, Sakiko found out a secret concealed by her dying mother for many years....
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