On the first day of school for third-year junior high student Nakahara Sawako (Kitano Kie), her father (Haba Yuichi,
Off Balance) announces that he is quitting his teaching position and absolving from all parental responsibilities. For Sawako, this is only the latest episode in her family's parade of problems. Three years ago her father attempted suicide, and since then, things haven't been quite the same, with her mother (Ishida Yuriko,
Miracle in Four Days) moving out and her studious older brother (Hiaraoka Yuta,
Be With You) giving up school. Amidst the family drama, Sawako finds her own balance, working hard in school and developing a romance with cheerful transfer student Oura (Katusji Ryo,
Aegis). But more obstacles lie ahead, changes that will throw her already fragile life further awry.
The title Kofuku na Shokutaku means "Happy Dining Table", and the film offers a refreshing look on the state of the family and various social issues in contemporary Japan. What does it take to have a happy dining table in today's society? As heartwarming as it is dismal, Kofuku na Shokutaku is based on the same-titled novel by new-generation writer Seo Maiko, who won the Yoshikawa Eiji Literary Prize for New Writers in 2005. At the helm is Komatsu Takashi (Persona), who returns to the big screen after dabbling in television in the last few years, most recently 2006's Kekkon Dekinai Otoko starring Abe Hiroshi.
This edition comes with making of, interviews with cast and crew, and advanced screening and premiere footage.
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