director: Hiroshi Toda
country: Japan
year: 2009
duration: 64 minutes
language: Japanese, English sub


Ryo is a car mechanic who is fired for his lazy behaviour. He lives with his father, who also doesn’t earn a lot of money. His father is one of the old yakuza who, in his old age, spends his days selling Okonomiyaki (Japanese style pizzas). When his father is attacked, Ryo’s life changes drastically.

I don’t know what it is about “Frog” that grabs me, but I do know the movie has charm. We are being swept away in the “normal” life of two workingclass men from two dinstictly different Japanese generations. We see how they deal with the past, present and future. “Frog” gives you an honest picture of these two men and their everyday problems.