A son and his immigrant mother in Madrid wait for his father to return. A Basque woman and a Japanese man meet in San Sebastián, where he shares stories about his home. A drifting Japanese man returns to his family for Obon to welcome the spirits of the deceased. These fragmented stories of daily life in different parts of the world reflect a shared longing for home.
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The film tells three stories. In one, a son and mother wait for the father’s return. In another, a woman meets a man, and they exchange stories about their hometown. The third follows a man returning to his hometown to welcome the spirits of the dead. While they appear independent, these narratives subtly speak to viewers about the themes of home and migration, departure and return. Uwagawa Hikaru’s debut film Ulysses not only recalls Homer’s epic but also evokes the work of Irish writer James Joyce. Though the worlds of these two authors—one classical, the other modernist—seem at odds, perhaps it is at their intersection that we discover the unique universe this film creates. (Sung MOON)
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UWAGAWA Hikaru
