The Asadas!

The Asadas!

2020127 min7.3 / 10

A tender, introspective family drama that uses staged photography and dark humor to process grief and connection in the aftermath of catastrophe.

Masashi is a photographer. He has his parents and an older brother Yukihiro. Through the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami, Masashi begins to take staged photos of his family.

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