Reiko and the Dolphin(2020)

Reiko and the Dolphin is a Japanese drama about a husband and wife struggling to rebuild their lives after losing their daughter in the Great Hanshin Earthquake. Set against the devastated streets of Kobe, the film follows the couple as they navigate grief, estrangement, and the possibility of reconciliation. Director Imaoka Shinji explores how tragedy fractures their marriage, leading to divorce, while examining whether shared loss can ultimately bring them back together. The film captures both the personal devastation of bereavement and the broader human resilience in the aftermath of natural disaster, offering a tender portrait of two people learning to live with irreversible change.