While the Right Hand Is Sleeping (2003)

Shin, a painter, gets a fatal disease and cannot stop the shaking of his right hand. His wife Kei is a counselor, but lives without emotions. Their child, Kou reads people's minds but for that reason he lives with his own mind closed. As Shin starts losing his body functions, the family breaks down. One day, 'Sora', a gay caretaker comes into the house, so the relations of the family change, but in due course numerous tragic events occur.

Released

2003-06-28

Genres

Drama

Runtime

208 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Koji Shirakawa