Lifeline

Lifeline

2016 · 69 min · Drama

Ryosuke runs a used car dealership in the sticks, some way outside Tokyo. He inherited the business, and doesn’t enjoy running it. When a girl is dumped by the driver of a car on the road outside his forecourt, his life starts to turn upside-down.

Directed by Akihiko Shiota

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