River

  • Director: Ryuichi HIROKI
  • Japan 2011, HDcam, 89 Min., Japanese with English subtitles

Hikari is drifting through Tokyo until she meets Yuji. Hikari’s boyfriend got killed in Akihabara in 2008. Yuji’s parents went missing after the earthquake of 3/11. Can they both find peace? Filmed in Tokyo and the Fukushima prefecture, this small poetic masterpiece shows the search for hope and forgiveness in the face of destruction.

Supporting film:
Kodomo no mirai in Fukushima
by Ryuichi HIROKI, Japan 2011, 3 Min.

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