Kyô mo iyagarase bentô (2019)

Kyô mo iyagarase bentô: Directed by Renpei Tsukamoto. With Ryôko Shinohara, Kyôko Yoshine, Rena Matsui, Kanta Satô. Wishing to open up another line of communication with her rebellious teenage daughter, in the name of light-hearted revenge, single mother Kaori begins creating embarrassingly sweet messages in her child’s lunchbox meals. Will it work?

“The relationship between a mother and her rebellious, teenage, school-going daughter is explored in Bento Harassment, where the former uses her cooking skills to prepare a new food item for the latteru0026#39;s tiffin box every day as a form of punishment. What is a decision made in anger quickly has an unintended impact as the drama goes on to some high lengths to make itself look sentimental and heart-warming, which is not exactly what I found it to be just before the end credits rolled. Thereu0026#39;s some good humour if that helps you make a decision. TN.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e(Watched and reviewed at its India premiere at the 3rd Japanese Film Festival of India in Mumbai.)”