There is an old expression that may go something like: "You can't really miss me 'til I'm gone" to which this film might add: "forever, unexpectedly, and seemingly in a flash." The movie provides an emotionally powerful examination of the lingering impact of sudden death on those who live on by focusing on a philandering husband who was in a childless marriage, a hardworking absentee father, and this dad's two estranged young children. Both men (who were initially strangers) lose their wives (who were close friends) in a ski holiday bus accident. The tale is filled with regret, sadness, fear, and humor as well as many life-wise philosophical points of view and suggestions for the viewer to entertain. A tour de force by Director Miwa Nishikawa who also wrote the screenplay. The cast is excellent and principal characters are richly delineated under the guidance of the Director who also elicits very realistic performances from the two child actors (no easy task to pull off!) who steal every scene they are in (which is most of the movie!). Actresses Tamaki Shiratori (playing a precocious preschooler) delivers many of the best lines. Cinematography and lighting are fine. Music is a bit heavy on violins at the beginning. Subtitles can be inadequate with humorous line readings truncated or skipped entirely. Text on computer screens and cell phones is usually not translated leaving the viewer wondering what is going on and why. Some closing credits are translated. Highly recommended. Viewed at Japan Society (NY) Flash Forward Film Event (2021) and JAS CineMatsuri (2017). WILLIAM FLANIGAN.