Trailer added for movie “The Sound of Grass” starring Masahiro Higashide & Nao. Movie is based on 1982 novel “Kimi no Tori wa Utaeru” by Yasushi Sato (“Sketches of Kaitan City“) and directed by Hisashi Saito (“There’s Nothing to Be Afraid of“). The film follows a man who returns to his hometown with his hometown due to a health condition.
“The Sound of Grass” will be released October 8, 2021 in Japan.
Plot Synopsis by AsianWiki: Kazuo (Masahiro Higashide) is married to Junko (Nao) and he works for a publishing company in Tokyo. He suffers from a mental issue. Due to his issue, he decides to go back to his hometown of Hakodate with Junko.
There, he sees Psychiatrist Masako (Shigeru Muroi). Masako diagnoses him with autonomic ataxia and advises him to jog everyday. Following his doctor’s recommendation, Masako takes time off from work and jogs everyday. He can’t think about anything else, but jogging. Meanwhile, Junko begins to work as the information desk for a cable car. As a native Tokyo person, Junko has no one to rely on but Kazuo and his parents in Hakodate.
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