She was the world to him.
Shuhei is leading a tough life. His alcoholic mother Akiko can only hook up with bad guys and order Shuhei to go get money from his disapproving grandparents instead of going to school. Except raising the little half-sister, his rock-bottom life seems to have no end.
child abuse
japan
pregnancy
based on true story
unemployment
money problems
gambling addiction
family conflicts
mother son relationship
codependency