# ‘Kefi’ Review: A Grief-Stricken Family Reunion Is Beset by Aliens, Drugs and Dinosaurs in Kisin Saito’s Kaleidoscopic, Genre-Fluid Debut

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/kefi-review-a-grief-stricken-family-reunion-is-beset-by-aliens-drugs-and-dinosaurs-in-kisin-saitos-kaleidoscopic-genre-fluid-debut/
- Published: 2026-11-03T08:19:52+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-03T10:55:33+00:00
- Original publisher: Variety
- Original article: https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/kefi-review-1236938211/
- Topics: Americas, Health, Medicine, Offbeat, Paranormal, Weird & Viral, World

## Key points

- Three estranged sisters reunite after their father’s death.
- Aliens and experimental drugs disrupt the family drama.
- Kisin Saito’s debut blends grief with surreal spectacle.

## Summary

After their estranged father dies, three adult sisters return to their childhood home in Fukui, where their reunion is complicated by tangled personal lives and surreal events. Kisin Saito’s debut film combines family grief and reconciliation with aliens, dinosaurs and experimental drugs, using a bold, shifting style that repeatedly approaches incoherence.

The story follows Asumi, who lives in the family home and works as a counsellor; free-spirited Kyo, who uses a drug to switch bodies with sexual partners; and Kino, who arrives with her boyfriend, Kai. The film unfolds over a single day in four chapters titled “Human”, “Triangle”, “Punishment” and “Reunion”. Set in a region known for temples and prehistoric fossils, it blends grounded drama with dream sequences and anarchic comedy.

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