The Entertainment Factor: New on Blu-ray: GREAT ABSCENCE / OINARU FUZAI (2023) - Acclaimed Japanese Drama Co-Written & Directed by Kei Chika-ura

Codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Resolution: 1080p
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Region: Region A/1

Product Description: When working actor Takashi receives a jarring call from the police, he is forced to reconnect with his estranged father of 20 years, Yohji — an esteemed academic slipping rapidly into dementia. As Takashi attempts to piece together the mystery of Yohji’s missing wife and the fractured life his father now inhabits, their reunion uncovers long-buried tensions and unspoken grief, forcing Takashi to trace the past of his father that he has long refused to accept.

Unfolding as a meditation on loss — of time, identity, and familial closeness never fully grasped — GREAT ABSENCE is a “delicately devastating” (Variety) award-winning drama from rising star director Kei Chikaura that navigates the fragile terrain of memory, estrangement, and the quiet devastations of aging.

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Director: Kei Chika-ura

Starring: Hideko Hara, Mirai Moriyama, Tatsuya Fuji, Yoko Maki

Genre: Drama

Runtime: 134 min

Rating: Not Rated

Language: Japanese

Studio: Film Movement

Home Video Release Date: April 28, 2026