If you want to read my review of A Man, read this post. In ある男, Rie Taniguchi asks her lawyer, Akira Kido, to investigate the real life of her late husband, Daisuke Taniguchi, with whom she was married for three years.
Daisuke Taniguchi (Masataka Kubota) loved painting and was the second son of the owner of a large, old inn in Ikaho Onsen in Gunma.
“So why did a guy like him come to work here in the woods?”
Rie Taniguchi (Sakura Ando) was divorced, returned from Yokohama with her only son, Yuto, and worked in a stationery store.
“Come by any time and show me your paintings.”
And that’s how they met. After a few visits to the Seibundo stationery store where she worked, Daisuke asked to be Rie’s friend.
A Man: Japanese movie review
In fact, Rie had two sons, Rio and Yuto. But Rio, the youngest of the family, died when he was two years old due to a brain tumor.
“Was that the reason for your divorce from your ex-husband?”
Daisuke played a key role in comforting Rie over the loss of little Ryo. In turn, he needed her support to deal with sudden nervous breakdowns.
And so, a beautiful little girl was born and the four lived happily as a family for three years, but unfortunately, Daisuke suffered a fatal work accident.
Kyoichi Taniguchi (Hidekazu Mashima), the older brother, showed up at the one-year mass and, upon looking at the photo, did not recognize Daisuke as his brother.
“So who is this man?”
Rie called Akira Kido (Satoshi Tsumabuki), the divorce lawyer, to help her figure out who Daisuke was and deal with the other legal implications.
“I also found a hair on his clothes.”
Rie needed to know if the fake Daisuke was hiding some crime and Kyoichi if his younger brother, the real Daisuke (Taiga Nakano), was alive.
A Man: from father to son
In Japan, it is a deep-rooted family custom to pass the profession from father to son. It is almost a duty of the son to take over the father’s place.
That’s why a businessman’s son working as a lumberjack was so strange, in general, and frowned upon by his brother, Kyoichi.
And work is seen as dignifying. This means that if your father worked himself to exhaustion in a strenuous field, this will be the path you will follow to honor him.
Why you should watch A Man
I won’t leave A Man ending explained or a download link here, but this Japanese movie comes from an award-winning best seller.
I was excited to watch it the moment I found out Yuumi Kawai was in the cast. I didn’t need to know anything else.
A Man trailer
I really feel that you will like this one. So I decided to do this Aru Otoko review. Go ahead, immerse yourself in the story, the environment and the soundtrack.
And come back later to tell me what you think in the comments. This Japanese film is a Live Action of the novel of the same name by Keiichiro Hirano, winner of the Akutagawa Prize.
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