The Girl of Silence, Father Fucker, Fazafakka (1995) dir. Genjiro Arato
14yearold Shizuko (Mami Nakamura) dreams of drawing manga in Tokyo to escape her life of poverty and loneliness. Shizukos father has left the family, and her mother (Kaori Momoi) who is desperate for money takes in an icy, brutal lover (Michio Akiyama) who insists on being called Father. He is obsessed with having a highclass family and forbids Shizuko to draw her lowclass manga, which he calls trash. When Father discovers that Shizuko has been impregnated by a schoolmate, he inflicts a brutal punishment. Her mother, unable to support the family without him, responds with drunken apathy. In selfdefense, Shizukos creates manga characters who are gentle and caring. 1. Based on an autobiographical novel Father Fucker by manga artist actress Shungiku Uchida. 2. Based on the reallife experiences of manga book artist Shungiku Uchida.
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