In Memories of Matsuko (Kiraware Matsuko no Issho, 2006), 20-year-old Sho begins cleaning out his aunt Matsuko’s (Miki Nakatani) apartment. She had vanished 30 years earlier and was discovered dead in a park 3 days ago, mysteriously murdered. While there, he meets several people that slowly unravel the mystery of Matsuko’s amazing, but tragic life. Her life began to spiral out of control when she lost her teaching job and got alienated from her family in the 1970s over an unfortunate misunderstanding. After that, she went on to get involved in a series of doomed, abusive relationships that ultimately led to her feelings of abandonment getting much worse.
This is a UK DVD release. Region 2, PAL. Japanese Dolby 5.1 audio with English subtitles. Features include making-of, film to storyboard comparison, and trailers of upcoming Third Window titles. RRP: £14.99.
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