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What Happened to Our Nest Egg!? dir. MAEDA Tetsu, Japan 2021, 115 mins., Japanese with English subtitles
Book tickets
Housewife Atsuko (AMAMI Yuki) is saving up for retirement, trying to live frugally as she worries about the future. The other members of her family live comparatively carefree lives: husband Akira (MATSUSHIGE Yutaka) knows nothing of their financial circumstances, while daughter Mayumi (SHINKAWA Yua) and son Hayato (SETO Toshiki) are at the beginning of their adult lives.
Suddenly, a series of unfortunate happenings spell financial disaster: a family argument saddles Atsuko with the cost of her father-in-law’s funeral, she is fired from her part-time job, bankruptcy ends Akira’s company, Mayumi plans an extravagant wedding, and Atsuko’s mother-in-law (KUSABUE Mitsuko) – whose big-spending reputation precedes her – moves in too!
It is thought that in Japan, a person needs 20 million yen to retire comfortably, yet the financial worry this causes often goes undiscussed. Taking aim at this taboo, What Happened to Our Nest Egg!? sees previous JFTFP guest MAEDA Tetsu (Do Unto Others, JFTFP24; A Banana? At This Time of Night?, JFTFP20) shine a comical light on the economic issues we will all face eventually and the ways matters of money affect families.
Suddenly, a series of unfortunate happenings spell financial disaster: a family argument saddles Atsuko with the cost of her father-in-law’s funeral, she is fired from her part-time job, bankruptcy ends Akira’s company, Mayumi plans an extravagant wedding, and Atsuko’s mother-in-law (KUSABUE Mitsuko) – whose big-spending reputation precedes her – moves in too!
It is thought that in Japan, a person needs 20 million yen to retire comfortably, yet the financial worry this causes often goes undiscussed. Taking aim at this taboo, What Happened to Our Nest Egg!? sees previous JFTFP guest MAEDA Tetsu (Do Unto Others, JFTFP24; A Banana? At This Time of Night?, JFTFP20) shine a comical light on the economic issues we will all face eventually and the ways matters of money affect families.
Book tickets
03:15 pm
Sun, 09 Feb 2025
Cinema 1
04:00 pm
Thu, 13 Feb 2025
Cinema 1
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