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There Is No Lid on the Sea (2015)
海のふた
Mari is exhausted by life in the city and opens up a shop selling snow cones in the small town of Nishiizu where she grew up. The simple flavors of her cold desserts soothe the emotional wounds of her customers and Mari comes to terms with herself by spending time with a young woman with a scarred face.
🏳️🌈 Keisuke Toyoshima's gentle Japanese slice-of-life drama follows a young woman who opens a shaved-ice shop, layering her deep, comforting domestic life with a female housemate with rich sáfic subtext.
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