Japan: A Story of Love and Hate

The documentary follows a man called Naoki. Naoki once had everything. He had a fast car and a good house. He owned his own business. He lived comfortably while the Japanese economy was at its height. Then the bubble burst. Naoki lost all he had. Today he works as a part-time postman. He lives together with Yoshie. Yoshie is the one who took him out of homelessness. She works long hours to keep them both. Naoki places their relationship somewhere between love and hate. The film also tells of the working poverty that appeared after the economic crisis. Sean McAllister’s American documentary of 2008 runs sixty eight minutes.