After the Storm vs Forgiveness Girl

Forgiveness Girl has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.2/10 for After the Storm). Forgiveness Girl is the shorter watch at 1h 51m compared with 1h 57m. After the Storm is the older of the two (2016 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

After the Storm posterAfter the Storm2016 VS Forgiveness Girl posterForgiveness Girl2025
After the StormForgiveness Girl
Audience score★ 7.2/10★ 10.0/10
Year20162025
Length1h 57m1h 51m
GenresDramaDrama, Family
CountryJapanUS
DirectorHirokazu Kore-edaRob Diamond
Main castAju Makita, Hiroshi Abe, Sosuke Ikematsu, Yoko Maki, Lily FrankyWalter Platz, Scarlett Diamond, Mia Hansen, Melinda Yeaman

Synopsis

After the Storm

Ryota is an unpopular writer although he won a literary award 15 years ago. Now, Ryota works as a private detective. He is divorced from his ex-wife Kyoko and he has an 11-year-old son Shingo. His mother Yoshiko lives alone at her apartment. One day, Ryota, his ex-wife Kyoko, and son Shingo gather at Yoshiko's apartment. A typhoon passes and the family must stay there all night long.

Forgiveness Girl

A little girl with cerebral palsy is relentlessly bullied throughout her life, yet finds it in her heart to forgive by seeking strength from a higher source above.

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