Rent After the Storm (2016)
3.5 of 5 from 266 ratings
1h 58min
- General info
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- Synopsis:
- Author turned private detective, Ryota (Hiroshi Abe), struggles to make ends meet as he flitters away all the money he earns on gambling, barely able to pay child support for his son. After his father passes away his mother (Kiki Kirin) seems to have moved on, but family tensions are high with both Ryota and his sister believing each other is taking advantage of their mother. When a typhoon hits, holed-up in his mother's house with his estranged wife and son, Ryota attempts to rekindle his relationships with his family. A sensitive and powerful story of family ties remade, 'After the Storm' stands with the best of Kore-eda's work.
- Actors:
- Hiroshi Abe, Yôko Maki, Satomi Kobayashi, Rirî Furankî, Sôsuke Ikematsu, Yuri Nakamura, Kazuya Takahashi, Yukiyoshi Ozawa, Taiyô Yoshizawa, Rie Minemura, Izumi Matsuoka, Kanji Furutachi, Daisuke Kuroda, Shôno Hayama, Mickey Curtis, Ryôko Tateishi, Michie Ikeda, Akemi Higashiyama, Makoto Nakamura, Yôko Imamoto
- Directors:
- Hirokazu Koreeda
- Producers:
- Tsugihiko Fujiwara, Takashi Ishihara, Kazumi Kawashiro, Kaoru Matsuzaki, Hijiri Taguchi, Tatsumi Yoda, Akihiko Yose
- Writers:
- Hirokazu Koreeda
- Aka:
- Umi yori mo mada fukaku
- Studio:
- Arrow Academy
- Genres:
- Children & Family, Comedy, Drama
- Countries:
- Japan
- BBFC:
- Release Date:
- 19/02/2018
- Run Time:
- 118 minutes
- Languages:
- Japanese DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Japanese LPCM Stereo
- Subtitles:
- English
- Formats:
- Pal
- Aspect Ratio:
- Widescreen 1.85:1
- Colour:
- Colour
- BLU-RAY Regions:
- B
- Bonus:
- Family Ties III - A brand new interview with director Hirokazu Kore-eda, discussing After the Storm, filmed at the BFI London Film Festival in 2016
- The Making of 'After the Storm' - A behind-the-scenes documentary of Kore-eda's process in preparing for and shooting After the Storm in 2014, narrated by actor Taiyo Yoshizawa
- Roll Numbers - A compilation of clapper takes featuring the cast and crew filming After the Storm, set to the film's theme song
- The Making of the Theme Song Music Video
- Trailer
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Reviews (5) of After the Storm
Long, dull family drama - After the Storm review by JR
The protagonist of the film is a deeply unsympathetic character . He seldom pays his child support, he blackmails the people he has been spying on as a private detective; he even steals from his elderly mother, and then fritters the money away at the race track. He is obsessed with trying to impress his young son by buying him expensive gifts, but clearly when he was with the mother of his child, he was a terrible father. Most of the film actually takes place before the typhoon, not after, and with a running time of 117 minutes, it was rather dull as nothing much happens and nothing changes after the storm.
3 out of 6 members found this review helpful.
Unsentimental family tale. - After the Storm review by TE
This is both a beautifully realised story of family dynamics and a wry examination of gender roles. It is also a film about redemption that refuses to come to any easy resolution.
The characters are very skilfully 'built' and the acting is excellent. I disagree with the previous reviewer in the statement that "nothing much happens". a lot happens, particularly during the typhoon, and subtle changes have occurred by the time we see the aftermath.
It's the sort of film that repays a second viewing.
3 out of 3 members found this review helpful.
Unenjoyable - After the Storm review by BE
I found this movie dull, humourless and boring. Not being able to empathise with any of the characters, I gave up after 45 mins. Did the typhoon ever materialise?
1 out of 4 members found this review helpful.