Great Absence Review: Kei Chika-ura's Raw & Exquisite Dementia Drama
"In the Realm of the Senses" legend Fuji Tatsuya stars in this tightly coiled Japanese drama uncovers the stories we tell about our parents.
When the effects of dementia cause Yohji to spiral out of control, it becomes clear to his son that he has been absent from his life in more ways than one in Kei Chikaura’s “Great Absence.”
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‘Great Absence’: Poetic family drama follows downfall of dementia-plagued patriarch
A retired professor’s mind is slipping away from him, but there is more to unravel in Kei Chikaura’s dark family drama.
'Great Absence' Review: A Deft, Complex, Wrenching Dementia Drama
Kei Chika-ura's delicately devastating second feature "Great Absence" excavates a life and a love wrapped in the torn tissue of mental deterioration.
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