After the Storm (Umi yori mo mada fukaku) (2017)
89%RT Audience Score: 80%
Awards & Nominations: 2 wins & 13 nominations
After the Storm crosses cultural lines to offer timeless observations about parental responsibilities, personal bonds, and the capacity for forgiveness
After the Storm is like a warm hug from your grandma – comforting, sweet, and a little bit sad. It’s a movie that reminds you of the importance of family, even when they drive you crazy. And let’s be real, we all have that one family member who’s a bit of a mess, just like Ryota. But in the end, it’s the small moments of happiness that make it all worth it. So grab some tissues and settle in for a lovely, gentle film that will leave you feeling all warm and fuzzy inside.
Production Company(ies)
Film Four UK Film Council Darlow Smithson Productions,
Distributor
Film Movement
Release Type
Theatrical, Theatrical (Limited)
Filming Location(s)
Kiyose, Tokyo, Japan
MPAA / Certificate
Not Rated
Year of Release
2016
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Color:Color
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Sound mix:Dolby Digital
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Aspect ratio:1.85 : 1
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Runtime:1h 57m
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Language(s):Japanese
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Country of origin:Japan
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Release date:Release Date (Theaters): Mar 17, 2017 Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jul 11, 2017
Genre(s)
Drama
Keyword(s)
After the Storm, drama, Japanese, Hiroshi Abe, Yôko Maki, Kirin Kiki, Taiyô Yoshizawa, directed by Hirokazu Koreeda, written by Hirokazu Koreeda, Film Movement, box office gross $270.2K, Dolby Digital, parental responsibilities, personal bonds, forgiveness, dissolute private detective, distrustful family, death of father, cultural lines, timeless observations, critic reviews, Paterson, Like Father Like Son, The Distinguished Citizen, Hasta la Vista!, L’économie du couple, Karen Han, Moira MacDonald, Tara Brady, Wendy Ide, Kevin Maher, Charlotte O’Sullivan, Pieter-Jan Van Haecke, Nicholas Bell, Michael J Casey, Yasser Medina, Dustin Chang, Roger Moore, family life, contemporary Japan, relationships, modern world, repairing brokenness
Worldwide gross: $5,382,886
Worldwide gross (inflation-adjusted): $6,634,399
Worldwide gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,089
Worldwide tickets sold (est.): 723,490
US/Canada gross: $272,132
US/Canada gross (inflation-adjusted): $335,402
US/Canada gross ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,426
US/Canada opening weekend: $27,880
US/Canada opening weekend (inflation-adjusted): $34,362
US/Canada opening weekend ranking (inflation-adjusted): 2,334
Budget and Earnings Details
Production budget (est.): NA
Production budget (inflation-adjusted): NA
Production budget ranking: NA
Marketing and distribution budget (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
Box office net earnings to date (inflation-adjusted est.): NA
ROI to date (est.): NA
ROI ranking: NA
Yôko Maki – Shiraishi Kyoko
Kirin Kiki – Shinoda Yoshiko
Taiyô Yoshizawa – Shiraishi Shingo
Hirokazu Koreeda – Director, Screenwriter
Director(s)
Hirokazu Koreeda
Writer(s)
Hirokazu Koreeda
Producer(s)
NA
Film Festivals
Cannes, Toronto
Awards & Nominations
2 wins & 13 nominations
Academy Awards
All Critics (138) | Top Critics (41) | Fresh (133) | Rotten (5)
The hard part is that it takes work, which isn’t quite a message we associate with movies but which remains, as with the rest of the film, true to life. The resulting work is beautiful, and strikingly human.
December 8, 2017 | Rating: 10/10
Karen Han
CutPrintFilm
TOP CRITIC
Quiet revelations and fleeting poetry – a lottery ticket, we’re reminded, is a piece of a dream – pleasingly ensue.
June 15, 2017 | Rating: 3.5/4
Moira MacDonald
Seattle Times
TOP CRITIC
As ever, the director has fashioned a lovely, appealing, lightly comic film that exists somewhere between late Ozu and early Spielberg.
June 13, 2017 | Rating: 4/5
Tara Brady
Irish Times
TOP CRITIC
Hirokazu Koreeda’s bittersweet comedy about three generations of a Japanese family is a gentle delight.
June 4, 2017 | Rating: 4/5
Wendy Ide
Observer (UK)
TOP CRITIC
The miracle of Abe’s performance, and indeed of Koreeda’s direction, is that, despite everything, you don’t actually loathe Ryota as a character. You pity him.
June 2, 2017 | Rating: 4/5
Kevin Maher
Times (UK)
TOP CRITIC
This isn’t a weepie but as you realise what’s happening you may want to cry.
June 2, 2017 | Rating: 4/5
Charlotte O’Sullivan
London Evening Standard
TOP CRITIC
Kore-eda vividly explores the complexity of familial relations while touching gently upon the fundamental importance of treasuring small moments of happiness.
September 14, 2020
Pieter-Jan Van Haecke
Psychocinematography
One of Kore-eda’s most emotionally poignant films and strongest familial dramas to date, After the Storm is an absolute pleasure.
September 8, 2020 | Rating: 4/5
Nicholas Bell
IONCINEMA.com
It’s quiet, sweet, and surprisingly hopeful – just the sort of story you’d expect from Japanese maestro, Hirokazu Kore-eda.
August 5, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/5
Michael J. Casey
Boulder Weekly
Koreeda, with meticulous formal control of the frame, makes an enriching observation about family ties and parental obligations. [Full review in Spanish]
July 24, 2020 | Rating: 7/10
Yasser Medina
Cinemaficionados
Taking on many Japanese social issues – divorce, unemployment, elderly care, albeit very subtly, After the Storm is another gentle family tale with great measured performances from everyone involved.
July 17, 2020
Dustin Chang
ScreenAnarchy
Beautifully layered, bittersweet and forlorn.
April 11, 2020 | Rating: 3.5/4
Roger Moore
Tribune News Service…
Plot
After the death of his father, a private detective tries to reconnect with his family in the Japanese drama, After the Storm.
Trivia
Goofs / Tidbits
Hiroshi Abe delivers a standout performance as the dissolute private detective trying to reconnect with his family.
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