[Movie] "The Taste of Yokoyama's Home": Life is about walking

Producer: Makoto Taguchi Director: Hirokazu Iseda Screenwriter: Hirokazu Iseda Cinematography: Hirokazu Yamazaki Actors: Hiro Abe, Yui Natsukawa, Nozomi Kirin, Yoshio Harada, YOU

The familiar afternoon sunlight seeps into the window of the kitchen countertop, the crisp sound of sharpening knives, the chattering one after another, a mother and daughter intimately discussing the best way to cook ingredients, when someone stepped on The creaking wooden floor went out, the father pushed open the door on his own, ignoring his daughter's request to buy fresh milk along the way, and walked into a sun-drenched stone path, leaning on crutches and stepping lightly, he heard the opposite The sound of the neighbors sweeping the floor... This is the opening scene of "The Taste of Yokoyama's Home", and it is also a portrait of a Japanese family full of Asian memories.

"The Taste of the Yokoyama Family" tells the story of the second son of the Yokoyama family, Liantao (played by Abe Hiroyuki), in order to worship his brother who died fifteen years ago, he brought his new wife (played by Xia Chuan Yuyi) and stepson, and returned home with him. The long-lost parents and sister's family spent two days together. Although it is rare for everyone to meet again, many are in a hurry to leave. His parents are also dissatisfied with his current living situation. The sad memory of his brother saving someone from drowning is still shrouded in the Hengshan family, which deeply affects everyone. .

In Yokoyama's home, many are an embarrassing existence. Due to the death of a talented and intelligent elder brother, the father-son inheritance plan planned by the father (Yoshio Harada) was shattered, and the eldest son whom the mother (Zhu Xilin) cherished disappeared. Many were forced to bear the regrets left by their elder brothers and became the only parents A son who can count on. However, many of them did not live up to the appearance of an older brother. His career was not going well, he married a widow, and he still failed to achieve success in middle age. Although his parents did not say anything on the surface, their words and deeds revealed disdain and disappointment.

To make matters worse, the elder brother will always be the person in the memory. He is always flawless, he is always better than a lot , and even the good memories of the mother have become part of the elder brother. Although compared with his sister (YOU), many rooms have not been turned into warehouses at least, but he always lives in the shadow of "imperfection", and all he can do is to accompany his mother silently, and then endure it silently. humiliated by his father.

When a lot of people went to visit the grave of their brother, the mother talked about the legend of Little Yellow Butterfly.

It turns out that the white butterfly that has survived the winter will become a small yellow butterfly next year. Is this the appearance of the dead trying to return to the world? There was no further discussion between mother and son. Until late at night, a little yellow butterfly appeared in the living room, completely disturbing the mother's calm heart, and when the little yellow butterfly slowly stopped on the brother's photo, everyone in the living room fell into silence and peace. , that is unspoken thoughts, endless longing.

Between the delicate plot arrangements, the director is Hirokazu Kore-eda, using a lot of dialogue details to subtly portray the complex family emotions. In addition to the grievances between parents and many, the greed of the elder sister for the hometown, or the private psychological adjustment of many wives and stepchildren, these are all extremely dark and dark human nature in this film, but living in a place called "home" In the social framework, everyone carefully picks up these selfishness and cruelty, and continues to strive to show love and care.

Of course, the Yokoyama family must have love. They still care about each other's lives and trust each other. Although many complex knots have not been resolved, the decision to continue to accompany them is the indescribable bond between the families. , For Asian families, these strong love-hate friendships are the normal life under the patriarchal system, and they are also awkward family relationships that most people can understand.

Although the main story of the story revolves around family interactions after the death of the elder brother, "The Taste of Yokoyama's Home" does awaken many viewers' memories and imaginations of Asian families. Such as the silent and domineering father, the nagging and forbearing mother, the lazy living room in the afternoon, the small and warm bathroom, the loud and loud cicadas, the silent moonlight... These story characters, scenes or elements have repeatedly made In addition to watching the movie, the audience also sees their dusty life experience, which makes the movie itself not only excellent, but also attractive and nostalgic. And nostalgia is the most attractive taste.

At the end of the film, a lot of people meet with their father to watch a ball game together, but they turn around and tell their wife that they don't have to visit again next year. Compared to their parents watching many families leave, this kind of sad memory of regret, sorrow and peaceful coexistence reminds me of myself again and again. Pain that I have also felt. As for many years later, when many families took their families to visit their parents' graves, the legend of Little Yellow Butterfly that continued to be told also made the audience gradually wake up from the nostalgic atmosphere and realize the inevitable reincarnation and progress of life.

"The Taste of Yokoyama's Family" can be said to be the classic standard of Japanese family movies. Its characters are undoubtedly brilliant and profound, but the plain and simple plot and images also make people see the commonality behind Asian families, and gradually understand this commonality. Sexual relief. So, when we are slowly moving away from that lovely and hateful hometown, those unsolved knots in our hearts will only be left with strong melancholy, and remind us to continue to live.