Naomi Kawase is a Japanese director who consistently kills it at Cannes. She was the youngest person to ever win the Camera d’Or in 1997 for Suzaku, her first feature film.
Vibe:
Soft, gentle, and kind...until it knocks you down on the ground and guts you like a fish. If you let it, this film will emotionally crush you and leave you silently crying in bed, trying not to wake your partner.
If you can avoid it, don't