Masahide ICHII 市井昌秀
The Stormy Family
台風家族
Nippon Cinema ª
After a successful bank robbery, the elderly Suzuki couple disappears without a trace. Ten years later, their four adult children hold a funeral service for their parents, who are now officially declared dead, and begin to divide their inheritance. As a violent typhoon approaches, old wounds reopen and unexpected secrets come to light.
台風家族
Taifu kazoku
Japan 2019
108 minutes
Production
Kinoshita Group
World sales
Kino Films
Cast
Tsuyoshi KUSANAGI, Hirofumi ARAI, Megumi, Tomoya NAKAMURA, Machiko ONO
About Masahide ICHII
市井昌秀
Masahide ICHII, born in Toyama Prefecture in 1976, started his career as a comedian, actor and screenwriter before becoming a film director. His debut feature film DOG DAYS DREAM (2005) earned him critical acclaim and was awarded at the PIA Film Festival in 2006. Nippon Connection has screened his films NAKED OF DEFENSES (2008 / NC ’09), BLINDLY IN LOVE (2013 / NC ’15), and THE STORMY FAMILY (2019 / NC ’21).