Winds From Zero(2007)

On April 9, 2000, Suzuki Kyoko receives a phone call from the police. She learns that her 19-year-old son and his friend were killed by a drunk driver while walking along a bridge in Zama. Suzuki Kyoko lost her husband to cancer five years earlier and her world crashes down. The drunk driver was given the maximum sentence at the time 5 1/2 years. Suzuki Kyoko then spearheads a movement to increase the penalty for reckless driving. She also enrolls at Waseda University where her son died just a week after his entrance ceremony. Suzuki Kyoko also starts an exhibit to honor the victims of reckless driving.

Genre: Drama, Crime

Director: Toshi Shioya

Actors: Hiroko Nakajima, Daikichi Sugawara, Taiyô Sugiura, Yoshiko Tanaka, Kôsuke Toyohara

Release date: 2007-05-12

Country of origin: Japan

Length: 1h 51m