The Girl of Silence (1995)

The Girl of Silence 1995 / ファザーファッカー 1995 / Father Fucker

14-year-old Shizuko dreams of drawing manga in Tokyo to escape her life of poverty and loneliness. Shizuko’s father has left the family, and her mother — who is desperate for money — takes in an icy, brutal lover who insists on being called ‟Father.‟ He is obsessed with having a ‟high-class‟ family and forbids Shizuko to draw her ‟low-class‟ manga, which he calls ‟trash.‟ When Father discovers that Shizuko has been impregnated by a schoolmate, he inflicts a brutal punishment. Her mother, unable to support the family without him, responds with drunken apathy. In self-defense, Shizuko’s creates manga characters who are gentle and caring.