After the death of his father, a private detective struggles to find child support money and reconnect with his son and ex-wife.After the death of his father, a private detective struggles to find child support money and reconnect with his son and ex-wife.After the death of his father, a private detective struggles to find child support money and reconnect with his son and ex-wife.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 13 nominations
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAlbeit released later, this film wrapped earlier than Koreeda's previous film Our Little Sister (2015). The month-and-a-half filming of After the Storm took place starting in May 2014 in between the production of Our Little Sister, which was shot throughout a year.
- Quotes
Shinoda Yoshiko: I wonder why it is that men can't love the present. Either they just keep chasing whatever it is they've lost... or they keep dreaming beyond their reach.
- ConnectionsReferences My Neighbour Totoro (1988)
- SoundtracksShinkokyû
Music and lyrics by Takashi Nagazumi
Performed by Hanaregumi
Courtesy of Victor Records and Speedstar Records
Featured review
Most films these days do not have something to 'say' anymore. They don't have a deeper meaning. And if they do, it's mostly superficial or so complex you don't really understand. 'After the Storm' by Hirokuzu Kore-eda has something to say, it's like a condensed moment of life. You will be dumbstruck by it's beauty.
The story deals with Ryota, struggling with financial problems, and trying to keep contact with his son after divorcement. He works as a private detective, spying on affairs and looking for lost cats while his real passion lies in writing literature.
The entire film is built around a central story part where they take shelter from a taifun, it involves scenes of such profound beauty, you will be moved to tears. The beauty lies in the things that are not spoken out, yet linger in the air like rain: the missed opportunities to be happy, love gone by and yet - still there.
To say the film deals with abandoned dreams in the face of reality is wrong, it's the contrary. The film says: If you keep waiting for beauty in life, you will not realize that it has already arrived. Just not the way you thought it would.
The story deals with Ryota, struggling with financial problems, and trying to keep contact with his son after divorcement. He works as a private detective, spying on affairs and looking for lost cats while his real passion lies in writing literature.
The entire film is built around a central story part where they take shelter from a taifun, it involves scenes of such profound beauty, you will be moved to tears. The beauty lies in the things that are not spoken out, yet linger in the air like rain: the missed opportunities to be happy, love gone by and yet - still there.
To say the film deals with abandoned dreams in the face of reality is wrong, it's the contrary. The film says: If you keep waiting for beauty in life, you will not realize that it has already arrived. Just not the way you thought it would.
- simon-wang
- Mar 17, 2017
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official site
- Language
- Also known as
- Después de la tormenta
- Filming locations
- Kiyose, Tokyo, Japan(Train station)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $272,132
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $27,880
- Mar 19, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $5,382,886
- Runtime1 hour 58 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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