Angry Son

2022

New York Asian Film Festival

Nippon Connection

Osaka Asian Film Festival

Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival

Camera Japan Festival

In a factory town in Japan, high schooler Jungo lives with his Filipino mother, who raised him alone while working at a hostess bar, never revealing his father’s identity. When she decides to remarry, Jungo resists letting a stranger into their lives. Struggling between his mother’s choices and his relationship with boyfriend Yusuke, he sets out to find his real father. A moving portrait from Kasho Iizuka, acclaimed for his intimate LGBTQ-themed stories.
( 112 min. )
Available Worldwide excluding Japan

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Director

Kasho Iizuka

Cast

Kazuki Horike , GOW , Kenji Iwaya

Subtitles

English

Director's Note

I can't help but feel drawn to the existence of people in this world who struggle to find their place. My own identity as a transgender person has likely helped shape this. The protagonist of this film is a young man with a Filipino mother and a Japanese father. Surprisingly little known, many Filipino women who came to Japan as migrant workers have blended into daily life here. Their children, too, live in this country. This film depicts a son's gaze toward his mother, who comes from a different culture, and is a story about “the problem of love.” If watching this film helps someone notice the love that had always been close to them... I share this film with that wish in mind.