A repressed matriarch and, unfortunately, extraordinary circumstances – a worrisome earthquake, crushing debt, a dying ex-husband, an angry co-worker, and her son’s girlfriend – push her to the brink. “Hamon” is a standard Japanese word that literally means “ripple” and metaphorically the influence each of us has on others. This is highlighted repeatedly in this film with scenes where the protagonists are the wife, husband, son, etc. – standing in a shallow pond, and one character’s waves extend in a regular circle to reach the others. An interesting enough visualization of interpersonal relationships, but nothing that couldn’t be applied to any film involving humans. Or indeed any living organism. The arc of the film is about the escape and suffering of a Japanese housewife who must survive the sudden disappearance of her husband and the death of her father. an only son in college, then a career as far away as possible without leaving Japan (well, except Okinawa), and then said bum reappears. a man Among other events. There’s a lot of humor, a lot of shoes, a few awkward scenes with the deaf fiancée the son brings home unannounced. I think it was worth watching even before the last scene, which was surprising, exciting, invigorating, even rather wonderful. Oh!
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