THE IMAGINARY DOG AND THE LYING CAT

Eight-year-old Yamabuki is caught between members of his dysfunctional family. To cope with their antics, he starts petting an imaginary dog. Twenty-five years later, when Yamabuki’s grandmother, who had been holding the family together over the years, dies, the family reunites once again. Will their differences finally be resolved, or will old wounds be laid bare again?

Director Yukihiro Morigaki (on hand for intro & Q&A) takes a restrained approach to a chaotic dysfunctional family with his adaptation of Haruna Terachi’s novel. Showing that the destructive power of grief can consume people like a black hole, the film asks a compelling question: Is it acceptable to feed each other with lies if they can keep a family together?

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Cast

Mahiro Takasugi, Marika Ito, Mai Fukagawa, Yuko Ando

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General admissions (F-C-F-S)