Trailer: ‘Gokko’
By Phil Mills | Sep 13, 2018
‘Gokko’ (ごっこ) is a 2018 Japanese live-action adaptation of the manga series by Hiroyuki Shoji.
Directed by Naoto Kumazawa, the story revolves around a soon-to-be-40-year-old unemployed man who lives with his 5-year-old daughter who has a secret. The cast includes Junior Chihara, Yuka, Nanaka Hirao, Chisun, and Fumika Shimizu.
Synopsis: In Osaka, Shiromiya (Junior Chihara) will soon turn 40-years-old and he is unemployed. He lives with his daughter Yoyoko (Nanaka Hirao) who is 5-years-old. Yoyoko has a secret. One day, Shiromiya’s childhood friend Machi (Yuka) appears in front of them. Machi is a police officer. She looks at Yoyoko with suspicion.
‘Gokko’ opens across Japan on October 20, 2018.
"She said the root of Man's problems is memory. Without a past, every day would be a new beginning." - Ashes of Time (1994)
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