A Japanese man heads to England to scatter his wife’s ashes in the Cottontail trailer

After the death of his wife, Kenzaburo receives an unexpected letter from beyond the grave. His late wife asks him to travel to Lake Windermere in England with their son to scatter her ashes. Plagued by sweet and painful memories of his wife, Kenzaburo travels to England from Tokyo to fulfill her final wish, but the father and son’s fraught relationship threatens to upend their journey.

Written and directed by Patrick Dickinson, the film stars Ryô Nishikido with Ciarán Hinds, Lily Franky, Aoife Hinds, Ae Kimura, Rin Takanashi and Yuri Tsunematsu.

Thanks to FirstShowing for sharing the trailer.

Cottontail opens in cinemas on 7th June 2024.