Movie

Slow Train

2025 · 112 min

A quiet, tender drama about siblings quietly carrying old loss, unfolding gently as they face a choice that could pull them apart.

Overview: Set in Kamakura and Busan. The Shibuyas who live in Kamakura lost their grandmother and parents in an accident. On the 23rd anniversary of the death, Tsuko suddenly reveals her plan of moving to Busan to Yoko and Ushio, so the three siblings find themselves at the crossroads of their lives.
How it feels: Melancholic, warm, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Grief, family, isolation, healing
Content: Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
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Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: grief
family
isolation
healing
identity
Places: small town
big city
road trip
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex none