Movie

Farewell to the Land

1982 · 134 min

A slow, oppressive plunge into a grieving man's addiction, watching him drift from everyone with a cold, documentary-like stare.

Overview: Yukio is an ex-farmer working as a dump-truck driver in Kashima. Haunted by the drowning of his two young sons, whose names he has had tattooed on his back in penance, and locked in a sibling rivalry with his traditional but urbane younger brother who lives in Tokyo, Yukio has become an amphetamine-addicted loner at odds with his family, friends and colleagues.
How it feels: Bleak, melancholic, tense and dark. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Grief, addiction, isolation, family
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: bleakstrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 3 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
addiction
isolation
family
guilt
Places: small town
workplace
home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild