After two and a half years of waiting, Saki, a Japanese woman, and her French wife Tom, head to the prefecture to finally collect Saki's first residence permit. A gruelling day lies ahead, a day like so many others at the foreigners' services counter.
About the Author
Born in 1990 in Cannes, Coralie Watanabe Prosper is a writer, screenwriter, director, and stage director. A graduate of ESRA Nice, she directed Adieu et à bientôt and Mathi(eu), two award-winning short films screened internationally. Alongside her film work, she spent several years as a casting assistant. After studying theater in England, she founded her own company, Sakura no Ki no Shita 桜の木の下. Coralie has just completed her short film Kotowari (断り) and is currently developing her feature film Wagako (我が子), co-produced in Japan by Hirokazu Kore-eda’s production company. In parallel, she is beginning the script for her second feature film, Sista’.
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