Hot Ashes

Ryoko's husband forges art for a living and beats her for trying to work outside the conjugal home. Her young son mimics her husband's behavior and her mother-in-law sanity slowly disintegrates as she treks to the cemetery everyday.

Director: Junji Kojima

Cast: Seiko Ando, Junya Tanaka, Noriko Takada, Yume Sugio, Futoshi Kumagai, Jo Ishikawa, Chie Watanabe

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