Asa ga Kuru

Jan 29 2021 N/A 2h 20m
Drama

After suffering through a long and unsuccessful series of fertility treatments, Satoko and her husband Kiyokazu make the decision to adopt a child. Six years after adopting a boy they named Asato, Satoko has quit her job to concentrate fully on her husband and son. The family lives a peaceful existence until the arrival of a stranger.

Plot

It is not strange or unusual for a couple to want to procreate and have a child. However, things are not proceeding smoothly for the couple formed by Kiyokazu and his wife Satoko. Despite steadily trying to get the wife pregnant the couple yield to reality and, exhorted by a professional association, the couple proceed to adopt a boy. They two are happily adapting to their adopted son, but a woman named Hikari Katakura shows up soon enough emphasizing she is the boy's biological mother. Satoko decides to face Hikari.

Written by

Naomi Kawase, Izumi Takahashi, Mizuki Tsujimura

Directed by

Naomi Kawase

Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Kumie, Kazumo, Kino Films, Kinoshita Group

Languages

Awards

5 wins & 14 nominations

Scores
# of Votes
2,279
Average Rating
7 out of 10
Metascore
64
Popularity
NA