
Directed by the novelist behind the script, Side Job focuses on Miyuki, who lost her mother to the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in the nuclear disaster area of Fukushima, Japan, who works at the local city hall and lives with her father. She does, however, supplement her income by being a prostitute in Tokyo over the weekends.... (Full plot summary below)
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Directed by the novelist behind the script, Side Job focuses on Miyuki, who lost her mother to the earthquake and subsequent tsunami in the nuclear disaster area of Fukushima, Japan, who works at the local city hall and lives with her father. She does, however, supplement her income by being a prostitute in Tokyo over the weekends.
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| Japan TimesMark SchillingSide Job provides a narrative that stays true to the complex and not-always-edifying reality of life in the disaster zone. And that makes it the best film I've seen on the topic -- and I've seen dozens. |
| Caimán Cuadernos de CineBarbara Zecchi[Director Ryuichi] Hiroki cares about the survivors, developing in his choral film an intimate and detailed study of the characters, an accomplished work of introspection that characterizes all his indie work... [Full review in Spanish] |