Kakekomi

A woman runs toward a temple seeking refuge. A man runs away from his life, seeking nothing at all. Their paths collide in a secluded sanctuary, governed by ancient laws that offer a strange, temporary salvation. Director Masayuki Suo crafts a witty and poignant 2015 period comedy-drama, exploring the rigid social codes of Edo-era Japan through the eyes of society's outcasts. The sanctuary walls hold more than secrets; they hold a mirror to human desperation and the unexpected connections forged in its shadow. A story of escape, both literal and spiritual, where the rules of the outside world are suspended, but the rules of the heart are just beginning.