Lunchbox

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2004 · 65 min · Romance · Drama · TMDB 4.5/10

Overview

The film tells the story of Aiko, a 35-year-old mute woman who works in a bowling alley, and her brief romance with Yoshioka, a younger man who works as a postal carrier. The two meet when Aiko accidentally knocks Yoshioka off his bicycle, and they have a sexual encounter soon after. Aiko begins preparing lunchboxes and giving them to Yoshioka at his workplace as a way of expressing affection, which she cannot do verbally.

Directed by Shinji Imaoka

Cast

• Yumika Hayashi — Fukui Aiko
• Mutsuo Yoshioka — Kawada Yoshio
• Lemon Hanazawa — Kato Ikumi
• Kiyomi Itō — Chiba Keiko
• Yohta Kawase — Arima