Before Next Spring
Mar 11 2022
•2h 45m
•Comedy
Where is home? For a group of Chinese students studying and working in Tokyo, it might be the Nankokute restaurant whose manager has been in Japan for years without ever managing to obtain a residence permit. The cook left his family in China and hasn't yet managed to have them brought over to join him and one waiter's father is sick while the other's is a violent alcoholic. An engaging fresco of everyday life with touching moments and an authentic, natural atmosphere.
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Qi Xi
Guan Wei
Xie Chengze
Li Xiaoli
Da Niu
Zhao Qingmu
Qiu Tian
Qiu Qiu
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