watched for a film module.
the family dynamic is such a common theme in asian films centred around families, and it’s bittersweet. i’m still trying to understand why noriko was the way she was to her in laws, despite her husband no longer being in the picture. was it love for her husband’s family, or was it because she felt obligated to? or, did she feel obligated to be that way in the beginning and then it had slowly turned…
