Yurigokoro programme note for the Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme (2019) “You’re going too fast!” an alarmed Chie (Nana Seino) tells her fiancé Ryosuke (Tori Matsuzaka) as he aggressively speeds to overtake an SUV on a quiet two-lane road in the woods. “No more reckless driving, OK?” This is moments after Ryosuke had told Chie how his mother died saving him from drowning in…
