The Old Woman Skin (2021)

The Old Woman Skin 2021 / おばあさんの皮 2021 / Obasan no Kawa

‟I don't like to be told I'm beautiful.‟ Before going to Tokyo from her hometown of Mishima, Fukushima Prefecture, Kyoko stopped by at Tsuchiyu Onsen and was handed an ‟old woman's skin.‟ This allowed her transform herself into an old woman, enabling her to find out what's truly in the heart of the man she cares about. (Source: Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia Youtube) ~~ Adapted from the short story ‟Old Woman Skin‟ (おばあさんの皮) by Omae Ao (大前粟生), which in turn is based on a folktale from Fukushima Prefecture that was devastated by the Great East Japan Earthquake.