Lying to Mom
6.4
Suzuki Koichi, a 30-something hikikomori shut-in, allows his mother to dotingly tend to his needs. When she discovers that Koichi has killed himself, the shock is so great she loses consciousness and her memory of that day.
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Cast
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Ittoku Kishibe
Yukio Suzuki
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Zatoichi
Survive Style 5+
Hideko Hara
Yuko Suzuki
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A Bride for Rip Van Winkle
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Seigo Fukada
Katsumi Nojiri
Mai Kiryu
Fumi Suzuki
Known for
Demon City
Hell Dogs
Takahiko Kondô
Ryo Kase
Koichi Suzuki
Known for
Letters from Iwo Jima
Outrage
Chiaki Kawamo
Yoneyama
Known for
Earthquake Bird
Kayoko Kishimoto
Kimiko Suzuki
Known for
Fireworks
Kikujiro
Shohei Uno
Kitabeppu
Known for
Midnight Diner
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
Mondo Yamagishi
Sako
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Jujutsu Kaisen: The Stage
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Nahoko Yoshimoto
Satsuki Hibino
Known for
Midnight Diner
Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
Katsumi Nojiri Director · Ryo Hayano Editor Daichi Watanabe Production designer
United States release July 10, 2019 · Produced in Japan · Production Shochiku Broadcasting, HARVEST FILM
Production
Shochiku
Production
Shochiku Broadcasting
Production
HARVEST FILM
Production
Harvest Films
Production
Japan
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Languages
Original title
鈴木家の嘘
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · November 16, 2018
Theatrical
United States · July 10, 2019
Premiere · New York Asian Film Festival
China
November 22, 2019 · Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Film Festival
Germany
May 30, 2019 · Nippon Connection Film Festival
Hong Kong SAR China
July 15, 2019
Philippines
July 3, 2019 · Eiga Sai
Sweden
January 1, 2019 · Faro Island Film Festival
United Kingdom
February 8, 2020 · Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme
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