Eternally Younger Than Those Idiots

On the surface, 22-year-old Horigai (SAKUMA Yui) seems to be drifting through life. Having managed to secure a decent job as a child welfare officer, but not attaching much value to anything in life, she whiles away her boring days between classes and her apartment before she graduates. However, her indifferent exterior hides various tangled emotions, including her apprehensions about becoming a social worker and the fact that she’s still a virgin. When she meets Inogi (Nao), Horigai’s life gains a sort of anchorage as the women develop an unlikely bond. Yet tragic developments with one of Horigai’s friends, as well as revelations about Inogi’s dark past, threaten to unbalance their new-found peace, bringing unexpected sadness to the surface.

Adapted from an award-winning novel by TSUMURA Kikuko (guest speaker at one of Japan Foundation’s previous online events), this drama poses fundamental questions about how people can relate to each other while feeling lost and incomplete.

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Online Talk : 25 March from 12:30 (GMT)

Young Minds in Japan – Eternally Younger Than Those Idiots

Director x Author in conversation, with YOSHINO Ryuhei x TSUMURA Kikuko

Free event, but booking is essential.

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