Sketches of Kaitan City

In "Sketches of Kaitan City," a 2010 Japanese drama film, Haruo Meguro (Ryo Kase) struggles to come to terms with his family's declining gas business, while his sister Honami Igawa (Mitsuki Tanimura) and brother-in-law Futa Ikawa (Pistol Takehara) face their own challenges. Meanwhile, the city of Hakodate, connected by a streetcar network, is portrayed in its bittersweet events. The film's director, Kazuyoshi Kumakiri, pays homage to neo-neo realism with his subtle and tender depiction of working-class life.