Kakera: A Piece of Our Life

Kakera: A Piece of Our Life

107 mins | Drama | Oct. 7, 2009

The story of the relationship between a college student whose relationship with her boyfriend is going nowhere and a bisexual medical artist who makes prosthetic body parts. Haru is a college student ignored by her boyfriend yet believes she is still in love with him. One day at a café, Haru meets Riko, a medical artist (prosthetist) who creates body parts in order to disguise clients’ missing pieces, lost due to accident or disease. Both were alone, but struck up an immediate friendship and closeness. Riko doesn't care about gender when it comes to relationships, and believes that love itself is the most important thing a human can achieve. Haru struggles in her life between friendship and a deeper relationship with Riko.

Kakera: A Piece of Our Life

107 mins | Drama | Oct. 7, 2009

Kakera: A Piece of Our Life
The story of the relationship between a college student whose relationship with her boyfriend is going nowhere and a bisexual medical artist who makes prosthetic body parts. Haru is a college student ignored by her boyfriend yet believes she is still in love with him. One day at a café, Haru meets Riko, a medical artist (prosthetist) who creates body parts in order to disguise clients’ missing pieces, lost due to accident or disease. Both were alone, but struck up an immediate friendship and closeness. Riko doesn't care about gender when it comes to relationships, and believes that love itself is the most important thing a human can achieve. Haru struggles in her life between friendship and a deeper relationship with Riko.
IMDb rating 6.3
Producers Zero Pictures
Original title カケラ
Directors Momoko Ando
Writers Momoko Ando, Erica Sakurazawa

Cast

Eriko Nakamura

as Riko

Ken Mitsuishi

as Riko's Father

Tasuku Nagaoka

as Ryota

Rino Katase

as Toko

Ryu Morioka

as Tetsu

Toshie Negishi

as Riko's Mother

Megumi Ohori

as Kisaragi

Shogen

as Bartender

Masahiko Tsugawa

as Tadashi Tanaka