The Chatterboxes

Story

Synopsis

In a town that seeks to attract minorities, the Koga family has lived for many years with a deaf father and brother. One day, a Kurdish family moves into the town, and a small misunderstanding leads to conflict between the two families. Called upon to mediate are Natsumi, the only hearing member of the Koga family, and Hiwa, the only one in the Kurdish family who speaks Japanese. As the two begin to develop feelings for each other, tensions between their families only deepen. Then one day, a doodle drawn by Shun, Natsumi’s younger brother, escalates the small clash into an issue that involves the entire town.

Director

Ken Kawai

Writers

Ken Kawai, Haruka Takenami, Kyōhei Otoguro

Language

Japanese

Country

Japan

Release date

30 October 2025

Ensemble

Cast

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  Itsuki Nagasawa

  Natsumi Koga

• Kazuyoshi Kezuka

  Kazuhiko Koga

• Hideaki Nasu

  Eda

• 

  Akito Imai

  Takeda

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  Shunya Itabashi

  Okita

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  Karin Ono

  Yamagiwa

• Murat Çiçek

  Rıfat

• Fırat Yıldırım

  Hiwa

• Toshiki Hoshina

• Ohki Fukuda

  Shun Koga

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  Masaki Naito

  Street Protester