“Familia”: A Story of Japan and its Brazilian Community

The film Familia offers a new take on family ties. (© 2022 Familia Production Committee)

Seiji (Yakusho Kōji) is a potter creating in his home workshop. (© 2022 Familia Production Committee)

Manabu brings his new wife back to Japan to meet his father. (© 2022 Familia Production Committee)

Marcos (left) takes shelter in Seiji’s house. (© 2022 Familia Production Committee)

Satō Kōichi plays Seiji’s childhood friend Komada, a police officer approaching retirement. (© 2022 Familia Production Committee)

Lucas Sagae was born in Gifu Prefecture in 2004.

Fadile Waked was born in Brazil in 1988.

Nadia shows she has a beautiful singing voice on the way back from the party at the danchi. (© 2022 Familia Production Committee)

The musician Miyavi plays the gang leader Kaito, who is the son of a powerful local businessman and hates Brazilians. (© 2022 Familia Production Committee)

Seiji and his son and daughter-in-law are entertained by Erika’s family. (© 2022 Familia Production Committee)

Lima Alan Shimada was born in 1988 in Shizuoka Prefecture. He performs as Flight-A in the hip hop group Green Kids.

Ali Malyka was born in 2002 in Shizuoka Prefecture.

Gustavo Sumida was born in Brazil in 1996.

Seiji and Marcos get past their differences to make a connection. (© 2022 Familia Production Committee)