Winds From Zero

Story

Synopsis

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.

Director

Toshi Shioya

Writers

Itaru Era

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

Release date

12 May 2007

Ensemble

Cast

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  Yoshiko Tanaka

  Keiko Mogi

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  Taiyo Sugiura

  Zero Mogi

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  Yoshihiko Hakamada

  Junichi Nozaki

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  Hitomi Sato

  Mikiko Shinohara

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  Daikichi Sugawara

  Ryuichi Okano

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  Hiroko Nakajima

  Sakie Okano