Sharing

On March 11, 2011, a great earthquake and tsunami rocked the Pacific coast along the northeastern region of Japan. This resulted in a terrible disaster that left 1,800 dead and the complete destruction of Fukushima. Shinozaki Makoto’s Sharing depicts the trauma that scarred the people of Japan and their recovery. Psychology professor Eiko, who lost her fiancé in the tsunami, conducts research through interviews with tsunami victims experiencing various traumas despite the fact she is experiencing hallucinations of her fiancé as well. During the course of preparing a graduation performance commemorating the tsunami victims, Kaoru continues to dream of the disaster although she has no direct connection. In the dream she helplessly watches as her young daughter is pulled away in the water they are both floating in. A calamity of great magnitude that can be considered a national disaster leaves a permanent scar on the hearts of countless people. Sharingis a film about such wounds and healing them through mourning and sharing pain with others. (KIM Byeongcheol)