“A missing part”: Romain Duris moving in the role of a father in search of finding his daughter

At night, Jay travels around Tokyo behind the wheel of a taxi. By day, he wanders in search of his daughter, Lily, of whom he has not obtained custody and whom he has not seen for nine years. As he prepares to return to France, because he has given up on finding her, he is convinced that it is she who is getting into his car…

While they presented “Our battles” in Japan, Guillaume Senez and Romain Duris (who delivers a moving performance here) met expatriates who spoke of their struggle to see their children again after a separation from a Japanese spouse. The film's approach is primarily documentary, with a complex perspective on the ravages of the non-existence of shared custody in this country. The Japanese are also victims of it, a reminder which allows us to avoid a 100% Western outlook. The enigmatic character of this falsely Zen father, who knows how to contain his intensity until the moment it explodes, adds an intriguing metaphysical dimension. His job allows for an exploration of a city that is always fascinating, but Tokyo is not filmed like a postcard. She reveals both her beauty and her dark side, through the inhumanity that emerges from emotionally heavy situations.

Drama by Guillaume Senez, with Romain Duris, Judith Chemla, Mei Cirne-Masuki…