When salary man Jun gets home, he finds his wife bleeding from her mouth and lying on the floor. He is shocked by the scene, but it turns out the blood is just ketchup and she is pretending to be dead. Without telling him why, she pretends to be dead everyday. Jun is dumbfounded by his wife's behavior, but he begins to feel uneasy with her.
Acting
Nana Eikura's dead-eyed commitment to dying daily.
Writing
Turns a viral tweet into genuine emotional archaeology.
Direction
Toshio Lee keeps the absurdity achingly human.
Director
Toshio Lee
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on a real 2010 viral Yahoo! Answers post by a baffled husband; the original wife never explained why she did it.
The film quietly critiques Japanese salaryman culture — Jun's inability to ask 'why' mirrors workplace power dynamics where emotional directness is discouraged.
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