Being Natural 2018 Takashi Uno Yohta Kawase, RUBBERS LOVER wants little more from life than to play the bongo under the starlight When his uncle passes, his freshly divorced cousin inherits their traditional country home and tasks the shy slacker with caring for it Together with the towns underdog grocer, the three revert to a joyful childhood dynamic Leisurely BBQ the cheapest beef and cup noodles, its all fun and games until a family from Tokyo led by an unhinged patriarch screen veteran Kanji Tsuda, JU ON THE GRUDGE and his enigmatic wife Natsuki Mieda manifest their desire to open a countryside cafe at all costs Tadashi Nagayama a protege of the Yubari International Fantastic Film Festival since his 2017 Grand Prix winning debut JOURNEY OF THE TORTOISE baffles audience expectations at every turn with this mellow yet thoroughly eccentric pastoral comedy about the right to do nothing, Japans growing urban rural divide, and the countrys ongoing nuclear anxieties