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‘Kefi’ Review: A Grief-Stricken Family Reunion Is Beset by Aliens, Drugs and Dinosaurs in Kisin Saito’s Kaleidoscopic, Genre-Fluid Debut
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.
In short
- 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.
Explained simply
The film follows three adult sisters who return to their childhood home in Fukui after their estranged father dies. Asumi still lives there and works as a counsellor; Kyo is a free spirit who uses a drug to swap bodies with sexual partners; and Kino arrives with her boyfriend, Kai.
Their reunion brings family grief and old relationships into focus, while the story also veers into surreal events involving aliens and dinosaurs. Set over one day in a region known for temples and prehistoric fossils, the film moves between family drama, dream sequences and comedy.
The changing styles shape how the sisters’ reunion is presented, rather than keeping to a single kind of story. The film centres on whether the family can reconnect amid their complicated personal lives and the strange events around them.
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