A Girl Missing
Theatrical release poster
Kanjiよこがお
Revised HepburnYokogao
Directed byKōji Fukada
Written byKōji Fukada
Produced by
  • Kazumasa Yonemitsu
  • Naohiko Ninomiya
  • Daisuke Futagi
  • Hirohisa Mukuju
Starring
CinematographyKenichi Negishi
Edited by
  • Kōji Fukada
  • Julia Gregory
Music byHiroyuki Onogawa
Production
companies
Distributed byKadokawa
Release date
  • 26 July 2019 (2019-07-26) (Japan)
Running time
111 minutes
Countries
  • Japan
  • France
LanguageJapanese

A Girl Missing (Japanese: よこがお, Hepburn: Yokogao, lit. 'Side Profile') is a 2019 drama film written and directed by Kōji Fukada.[2] It was entered into numerous international film festivals, including Locarno,[2] Toronto,[3] New York[2] and Rotterdam.[1]

Plot

Home nurse Ichiko works for the Oishi family, where she is treated as a full member. In addition to nursing bedridden grandmother Tōko, she also helps daughters Motoko and Saki with their exams in her free time. One day, Saki, the younger sister, is abducted. When Saki is finally found by the police and the abductor turns out to be Ichiko's nephew, a media frenzy follows which slowly drives Ichiko into social isolation. Motoko, who over time has become a friend and confidante, first supports, but later denounces Ichiko, publicly giving away a secret from Ichiko's past which the trusting Ichiko had told her in private. Ichiko, forced to quit her job and left by her fiancé, develops a desire for revenge.

Cast

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "A Girl Missing". International Film Festival Rotterdam. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "Locarno Film Review: A Girl Missing". Variety. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Toronto Adds The Aeronauts, Mosul, Seberg, & More To Festival Slate". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
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