INTOLERANCE

A short-tempered fisherman lives with his junior high school daughter. When a grocery store manager catches the girl shoplifting, she flees the store and is fatally hit by a car. The outraged father terrorizes the manager and school. The store owner is sure the girl was shoplifting but continues to apologize. Eventually everyone is driven to the edge, including the store owner, the driver of the car, and the father who didn't pay attention to his daughter.

The film captivates viewers with shocking plot developments and intricate portrayals of the behavior and psychology of people caught in extreme situations. This unusual drama deals with sublime themes that question absolution and spiritual restitution. Screenplay author Yoshida Keisuke has delivered numerous masterpieces in recent years and won the script prize at a prestigious film festival run by a Japanese newspaper. The performances have credibility with popular stage actor Furuta Arata capturing the father's frightfulness and leading young actor Matsuzaka Tori portraying the void felt by the store manager.