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Lunchbox (2004)

Lunchbox (2004)

Drama Romance
Release Date: 2004, November 20
Directors: Shinji Imaoka
Countries: Japan
Production: Kokuei Company
Cast: Yohta Kawase, Mutsuo Yoshioka, Kiyomi Itō, Takeshi Itō, Hiroshi Sato, Lemon Hanazawa, Yumika Hayashi, Kazunori Sakurai

Overview:

The film tells the story of Aiko, a 35-year-old mute woman who works in a bowling alley, and her brief romance with Yoshioka, a younger man who works as a postal carrier. The two meet when Aiko accidentally knocks Yoshioka off his bicycle, and they have a sexual encounter soon after. Aiko begins preparing lunchboxes and giving them to Yoshioka at his workplace as a way of expressing affection, which she cannot do verbally.

Keywords:

bowling pink film crime of passion