JAPAN CUTS 2011 screening: "Birthright (a.k.a. Umbilical Cord)

First-time director Naoki Hashimoto, producer of Tony Takitani (2004), presents a stark, unnervingly stirring depiction of the tragic paths of a mother and daughter burdened by a disastrous fate. Sayoko Oho, Ryoko Takizawa and Miyu Yagyu star in this slickly-made, totally original twist on a classic stalker tale.