The Quiet One

The Quiet One

32 mins | Drama | Aug. 15, 2004

The Japanese 18-year old Kiyoshi has been living in the kitchen of his parental home for 2 years. His parents cannot seem to get through to him anymore and they are ashamed of him. To the outside world they pretend that he studies abroad. The only person Kiyoshi communicates to is his little sister. On the internet he has contact with youngsters who have all retreated from society and family life. It is with them that he talks about the things that occupy him most, such as drumming, sex, computer games, films, life and death. When Kiyoshi frightens the dinner guests the family is pushed into crisis.

The Quiet One

32 mins | Drama | Aug. 15, 2004

The Quiet One
The Japanese 18-year old Kiyoshi has been living in the kitchen of his parental home for 2 years. His parents cannot seem to get through to him anymore and they are ashamed of him. To the outside world they pretend that he studies abroad. The only person Kiyoshi communicates to is his little sister. On the internet he has contact with youngsters who have all retreated from society and family life. It is with them that he talks about the things that occupy him most, such as drumming, sex, computer games, films, life and death. When Kiyoshi frightens the dinner guests the family is pushed into crisis.
Producers
Original title The Quiet One
Directors Danyael Sugawara
Writers Titia Rieter

Cast

Bunko Endo

as Matsuo Yasumoto

Mariko Hashimoto

as Akiko Ishiyama

Miki Kato

as Nozomi Ishiyama

Kuta Kondo

as Kiyoshi

Naoko Motojima

as Keiko Yasumoto

Atsushi Ogata

as Fujita Watanabe

Hiromi Tojo

as Haru Ishiyama