Synopsis

Adapted by the former writer and producer of Drive My Car, Haruki Murakami’s After the Quake – originally written in response to the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake – draws on four stories from the collection to depict the lingering psychological impact of disastrous events on Japanese society over three decades. In 1995, a salaryman struggles to understand why his wife left him after the earthquake. In 2011, two drifters share past trauma around a bonfire. In 2020, a man recalls his youth spent in a religious group with his mother. In 2025, a security guard encounters a frog that needs his help to stop an earthquake.

Shanghai International Film Festival