Film

The Marriage of Yasushi

1986 · 25m

Today, Japan is envied by the world for her economic prosperity, which however, has resulted in producing this sort of average family. Its contains a wife who has to serve her husband, a preoccupied businessman, and who showers all her attention on her child who is also left behind at home with the mother. The child, especially a son, becomes a replacement for her husband. Mother and son share an intimate life like lovers at home without the husband. It seems that this is such a common occurrence that Japanese society ignores this video work. Those that are envious of the Japanese economic success will become less so if they see this work and realize what this real phenomena in Japanese society is like.

Sumie Ozawa

Yasushi's mother

• Mako IdemitsuDirector

Release date

January 1, 1986

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

25m