Kamiya Seiji works as a pottery craftsman, while he lives alone in a mountain village. His son, Kamiya Gaku, works as an engineer for a large company in Algeria. Kamiya Gaku comes to Japan with his fiance Nadia. He visits his father and tells him that he will quit his job. He wants to work as a pottery craftsman like his father, but Kamiya Seiji opposes the idea. Meanwhile, Marcos is a Brazilian man living in Japan and he is a neighbor of Kamiya Seiji. Marcos was once chased by a criminal gang, before Kamiya Seiji helped him. Marcos sees a lot of his late father in Kamiya Seiji and he becomes interested in making pottery. Meanwhile, Kamiya Gaku and his fiance Nadia, who returned to Algeria, experience tragedy. (Source: AsianWiki) Edit Translation
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Cast & Credits
- Yakusho KojiKamiya SeijiMain Role
- Yoshizawa RyoKamiya ManabuSupport Role
- Matsushige YutakaAokiSupport Role
- MiyaviEnomoto KaitoSupport Role
- Sato KoichiKomabaSupport Role
- Nakahara Takeo Support Role
Reviews
everything Nadia did has nothing to do with Algeria for example we don't go down on our knees in front of graves , I have nothing to say about Nadia's looks because there's a minority in the country who looks Asian , but mind u Algeria is a north African country + if you're going to talk about a country and part of the story is supposed to be in that country, at least film there or somewhere similar
There are also lots of Algerian working or living in Japan so it's easy to actually ask someone about how we normally behave , that's if you want the movie to be well filmed
Not Good Enough
Japanese Movie '' Familia '' is a family drama that blends in the stories of different people from different backgrounds, as they, eventually, become a family.The movie starts out quite weakly. The first half actually was boring, as the story was trying to find its footing and get a grip on what it was going to be about. Things started picking up in the second half though, however, that also meant that there was little time left for anything proper to develop. So, the movie suffered, in the end, by the false passing and the confusion of what it is going to narrate ultimately.
The acting, on the other hand, was enjoyable throughout it, especially by the father, who was really strong when it came to the emotional scenes.
So, overall, three out of ten stars for the movie '' Familia ''.