Director: Kaori Mamoi
Japan | 2006 | 35mm | 94 Min. | OmeU
... The central characters of "Faces of a Fig Tree" are the Kadowaki family who live in a traditional Japanese house with a fig tree in the garden. The family of four seems to be leading ordinary lives on the surface, but in fact, they are each experiencing dramatic lives: Running away from home, death of father, moving home, second marriage, and a child birth. When a change of life comes unexpectedly, they come to know each other's secrets to their surprise, which, in a natural way, makes the family become more aware of their ties...
