Character Relationship Map: Seven Weeks

Characters

• Mitsuo (played by Tōru Shinagawa) — protagonist

  Mitsuo Suzuki is the deceased whose funeral brings his family together. The story also follows flashbacks to his youth and connects his life with the history of Ashibetsu during the 1930s. His death a...

• Nobuko (played by Takako Tokiwa) — supporting

  Nobuko is a member of Mitsuo’s family whose grief is complicated by Akihito’s disappearance. She realizes he may have gone to find the woman who raised them and recalls that their birth parents died i...

• Ayano (played by Yumi Adachi) — supporting

  Ayano enters the family’s story through accounts that surface during the mourning period and through a portrait painted by Mitsuo. Her connection to the portrait links her to Mitsuo and brings themes...

• Kanna Suzuki (played by Saki Terashima) — supporting

  Kanna Suzuki is one of Mitsuo Suzuki’s grandchildren. She meets with the family at Mitsuo’s funeral, where they discuss his death. The available plot summary identifies her as part of the family gathe...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Mitsuo → Nobuko (Family Relative) — Nobuko participates in the family’s mourning and in the conversations about Mitsuo's wishes and belongings.

  Mitsuo's death brings Nobuko and other relatives together for mourning rituals and discussions about his house and the shop.

• Mitsuo → Kanna Suzuki (Family Grandfather And Granddaughter) — After Mitsuo's death, Kanna commits to preserving the shop, carrying forward something connected to his life.

  The character profile identifies Kanna Suzuki as one of Mitsuo Suzuki's grandchildren. She attends his funeral and decides to keep the Starry Cultural...

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Mitsuo → Ayano (Narrative Connected Through Portrait And Memories) — The film links Ayano to Mitsuo through stories and a portrait, bringing themes of love and loss into the family’s recollections.

  The plot reference says that stories of Ayano and a portrait painted by Mitsuo surface, connecting love, loss, and memories.

Story Analysis

A family's mourning brings private memories and Mitsuo's wartime past together with the changing history of Ashibetsu.

Plot Progression

1. Mourning and the Shop — Mitsuo's death brings relatives together for mourning. Disagreements over his house and the Starry Cultural Shop lead Kanna to decide to keep the shop and ask others to help.
2. Objects and Wartime Memories — Old shoes, photographs, and poems bring Mitsuo's past into the present. His wartime departure for Sakhalin and lonely return reveal experiences the family is still trying to understand.
3. A Town in Decline — The film recalls Ashibetsu's development through farming, forestry, and coal mining, then its decline amid changing industries and energy policies. The town's history echoes the family’s effort to rec...
4. Family Secrets and Strain — Akito's disappearance and note unsettle the family. Nobuko recalls the circumstances of their birth parents and the woman who raised them; Akito returns, but the relationship remains strained.
5. What Remains — Stories of Ayano and Mitsuo's portrait connect love and loss to the family's memories. At the seventh day of mourning, Kanna's commitment to the shop offers a way forward as the film closes on Ashibet...