Birds without Names(HKAFF 2017)

Towako has no love for blue-collar worker Jinji, but she lives with him for his money and the care he provides. Meanwhile, she’s in an affair with Mizushima and pining for her ex-boyfriend, Kurosaki, who nearly beat her to death eight years earlier. When she learns that Kurosaki has been missing for five years, Towako suspects that Jinji may have played a role in his disappearance. Based on the mystery novel by Numata Mahokaru, Birds Without Names is a riveting tale of devotion and desire anchored by a fearless performance by Aoi. Playing a woman driven purely by selfinterest, Aoi gives one of her most captivating performances of her career in this emotional and morally ambiguous genre-bender.