Mariko Tsutsui

Much is in the eye of the beholder with A Girl Missing, an enigmatic drama from director Koji Fukada. Part character study and part psychological thriller, the story concerns the damage done both by things said, and things unspoken; one woman’s life is turned upside down because of a crime that has almost nothing to do with her. Until the pieces begin to fall into place, a viewer is unmoored and uncomfortable, and we mean that in the best way.