Cottontail

UK TBC Certificate
In cinemas
February 14, 2025
Runtime
1 Hour 34 Minutes
Genre
Romance
Language
English
From Day For Night

After the death of his wife, Kenzaburo and his son Toshi receive an unexpected letter from beyond the grave. Akiko, their wife and mother, asks them to scatter her ashes at the place she loved most as a child – Lake Windermere in England.

Surprised by this unexpected request, the two men, along with Toshi’s wife Satsuki and young daughter Emi, travel to England to fulfil Akiko’s final wish. But Kenzaburo keeps losing himself in memories of Akiko as his relationship with Toshi becomes increasingly fraught. With little knowledge of where he is going and barely any English, Kenzaburo abandons his family in London and heads to the Lake District on his own with Akiko’s ashes.

A lost and weary Kenzaburo soon stumbles onto the doorstep of a farmer, John, and his daughter Mary. With their help, Kenzaburo is finally able to set course once again toward Lake Windermere. But his true journey toward forgiveness and reconciliation will prove the hardest of all.

Last updated
January 30, 2025

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