Winds From Zero

Overview

On April 9, 2000, Suzuki Kyoko receives a phone call from the police. She learns that her 19-year-old son and his friend were killed by a drunk driver while walking along a bridge in Zama. Suzuki Kyoko lost her husband to cancer five years earlier and her world crashes down. The drunk driver was given the maximum sentence at the time 5 1/2 years. Suzuki Kyoko then spearheads a movement to increase the penalty for reckless driving. She also enrolls at Waseda University where her son died just a week after his entrance ceremony. Suzuki Kyoko also starts an exhibit to honor the victims of reckless driving.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

May 12, 2007

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Cast

Yoshihiko Hakamada,Hitomi Sato,Hiroko Nakajima,Taiyo Sugiura,Daikichi Sugawara,Yoshiko Tanaka

Director

Toshi Shioya

Writer

Itaru Era

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1507243