After the death of his wife, Kenzaburo and their son Toshi receive an unexpected letter from beyond the grave. Kenzaburo’s wife and Toshi’s mother, Akiko, asks them to scatter her ashes at the place she loved most as a child – Lake Windermere. But the father’s and son’s fraught relationship threatens to upend their journey.
From Tokyo to the Lake District, Cottontail paints a universal portrait of love, acceptance and family loss in which the true journey toward forgiveness and reconciliation will prove the hardest of all. Featuring extraordinary performances by Hirokazu Kore-eda regular, Lily Franky (Shoplifters, After the Storm) and Ciarán Hinds (Belfast), this understated yet powerful drama from the producers of Philomena draws inspiration from the beloved works of Beatrix Potter.