Movie

Winds From Zero (2007)

• May 12, 2007
• 1h 51m

• Drama
• Crime

Overview

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

Starring

Yoshiko Tanaka, Taiyo Sugiura, Yoshihiko Hakamada