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The room in the story is a typical Japanese family drama layout, and there is no need for a dining table. And when there is a dispute, there will always be a train whizzing by outside the house, and the lights in front of the house will flicker and flicker in the family. In a family of four, everyone's fate is unknown and everyone is sad. My father suddenly lost his job. He didn't know how to maintain his dignity and protect the family. Facing the death of his friend, he felt that life needed to be carefully managed. He tried his best to maintain his dignity, and even used Violence, this is a normal portrayal of a normal male after losing his job. As a good wife and good mother, the mother works at home every day, and still unabashedly reflects the Japanese family culture. The loneliness of Japanese women is like the mother who later saw that vein of sea water, which is adjacent to heaven and earth, but has no end in sight. She burst into tears, but could not find salvation and comfort. The eldest son became a portrayal of an aspiring youth in the society. He ignorantly saw various problems in the country. He believed that Japan used and relied on the strength of the United States to join the army and become a member of the American team. It's time to start questioning the edge of your own mind. The youngest son is immature and real, and he nakedly exposes that teachers read pornographic magazines. In the Asian education system, students must respect teachers and teachers, and there are invisible restrictions on speech to a certain extent. He fell in love with playing the piano and had a remarkable talent. A side character turns out to be the lockpicker who turned into a thief, stroking his hair and straightening himself while escaping the crime scene.
American anthropologist Ruth Benedict used "Chrysanthemum and the Sword" to reveal the contradictory character of Japanese, that is, the duality of Japanese culture, such as beauty and martial arts, polite and aggressive, new and stubborn, obedient and obedient. Disobedient. These four people still chose to continue to live at first, no matter which choice they make, they are all tenacious and thinking about life.
The son played "Moonlight" by the famous French composer Debussy at the end. This piece fits the story too well, and it fits the Japanese too. With a silent prelude, it stretches slowly, followed by slight ups and downs. It has serious and tenacious strength. It is light and strong from beginning to end, slow and urgent. Tears welled up in the eyes of the father, and he suddenly felt the power of his son. This exchange of roles was the most tacit equality between families. This song is like the spiritual light of the sanctuary, soothing the hearts of every Japanese. In the unemployment background of mass layoffs, everyone cannot touch the most real person or thing. The train came again and again, passing through this fast-paced family, and the distance was very long. In this "impressionist" piece, the director did not forget to create an impressionistic picture. The son was playing the piano, and the white gauze curtains of the two windows were constantly blowing, and the light was blowing recklessly like the wind. There are more and more people in the music classroom, standing there receiving the most illusory gospel. When the song ended, the father led his son out of the classroom, and the mother followed. The white clothes were dazzled by the light, and there was no applause, only everyone's eyes. This kind of eyes is also an insistence on their own country - Japan.
They firmly believe in their motherland , just as the eldest son said later in a letter, "I want to stay here and get to know this country and its people." restart.
At the end of the film, there is a dark scene, and there is no ending song. It can be vaguely heard and speculated that the people in the music classroom moved the chairs away, the piano moved away, and they continued their lives rustlingly. This song knocked open their worried, trance-like hearts, and was a golden key. The son is more like a transparent sun, placing hope. None of the Japanese movies I have seen in recent months has disappointed me, whether it is "The Undertaker", "Never Stop", "Things Around" or this one, every one of them is a respect for life and life , thinking about the most real and common questions, and these most common things not everyone can find answers to.

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