The Mourning Forest
Year: 2007Certificate: 12
- Director:
- Naomi Kawase
- Cast:
- Yusei Yamamoto, Machiko Ono, Shigeki Uda, Yoichiro Saito, Kanako Masuda, Makiko Watanabe
- Running Time:
- 97 mins
- Language:
- Japanese
- English Subtitles:
- Yes
- Country of Origin:
- Japan
- Genre(s):
- Drama, Film
- Formats:
Ten years after becoming the youngest winner of the Caméra d’Or, Naomi Kawase returned to Cannes and claimed the prestigious Grand Prix for The Mourning Forest [Mogari no mori], a beautiful and contemplative portrait of grief.
Machiko (Machiko Ono) is a young nurse who still carries the burden of her young son’s death. Shigeki (Shigeki Uda) is an elderly widower and a resident at the nursing home where Machiko works. After celebrating Shigeki’s birthday, Machiko takes him for a drive in the countryside, but their car breaks down and Shigeki absconds into the nearby forest. Machiko has no choice but to follow, and they become lost in the dense woodlands, before their fates eventually become entwined.