An old woman has died and her widower with dementia confesses to killing her. After this, the story goes back in time to show the events leading up to her death.
Yoshishige Yoshida
Director
Rentaro Mikuni
Ryôsaku Morimoto
Chōichirō Kawarasaki
Yoshio, Ryôsaku's son
Orie Satō
Ritsuko, Yoshio's wife
Sachiko Murase
Tatsu, Ryôsaku's wife
Choei Takahashi
Takeya Nakamura
Reiko Tajima
Saeko Nogawa
Kumiko Takeda
Naoko, Yoshio's daughter
Tetta Sugimoto
Takao, Yoshio's son
Koichi Sato
Masakane Yonekura
Tomisaburō Wakayama
Although Christmas is a time of year for love and cheer for all, holiday cinema has not always represented diverse communities. Being a holiday with Christian origins, much of its media consists of straight white families or straight white romances. Luckily, modern years have been bringing with them plenty of POC and LGBTQ+ representation that the holidays so desperately need.
The Invite is witty, dramatic, funny, and probably the best comedy released this year so far.
A direct fall into the white savior narrative
A recent look at gender and racial diversity in film shows some signs of progress. However, white men still make up the vast majority of actors and directors in top-grossing films.