Tokyo Newcomer

Synopsis

A young Chinese Go board game player arrives in Japan for training. He doesn't speak Japanese and becomes embarrassed living there. By dropping his Go stones, he happens to meet an old Japanese woman who sells vegetables on the street. They become familiar with each other. The young Chinese Go player, the old woman named Igarashi and her grandson Shoichi then live together.

Director

Jiang Qinmin

Written by

Kei Yoshida

Studio

Wilco Co.

Released

22 March 2012

Genres

Romance, Drama