Naoko Ken passionately portrays a grandmother with dementia. The film "Wash" is confirmed for streaming! New scene photos unveiled for the highly anticipated tear-jerking comedy depicting "washing people" as a dual job.
The film "Wash," featuring Naoko Ken as a grandmother with dementia and Yuka Nakao as her soap girl granddaughter, is set to begin streaming on Prime Video, U-NEXT, and other platforms from April 15, 2026. This acclaimed work, which generated significant buzz during its theatrical release, portrays the bond of family.
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After watching, you will surely want to see your family again—
After an unprecedented scale of release, with the acclaimed film expanding to over 100 cinemas nationwide including Shinjuku Piccadilly during Golden Week 2025, it is finally set for streaming release this spring.
This film, which gained significant attention and swept social media with its story of "a soap girl ending up caring for her grandmother," had an unprecedented theatrical release in over 100 cinemas nationwide.
Yuka Nakao plays Kana, the soap girl, and Naoko Ken, celebrating her 55th year in entertainment, co-stars as Kie, the grandmother with dementia.
The director, screenwriter, and planner is Ikunosuke Okazaki, grandson of Eiroku Oh, who also has acting experience himself.
"Even if you forget, I want to remember you forever."
Despite being a huge hit last year as a pop entertainment piece with colorful visuals, this emotional work, which repeatedly features a grandmother with dementia saying "nice to meet you" and raises the question of whether she can remember her granddaughter, depicts the connection of family with a shocking final scene.
It has been decided that the movie "Wash" will be available for streaming from April 15, 2026 (Wednesday) on Prime Video / U-NEXT / Hulu / FOD and others! Prime Video's subscription My Theater Plus will offer exclusive unlimited viewing.
Naoko Ken, currently appearing as Maji and serving as narrator in the 2026 early-period NHK morning drama "Kaze, Kaoru" and receiving a great response for her evocative narration, makes her first appearance in a morning drama. New scene photos of Ken portraying the grandmother with dementia in this film are also being released. They show her gently smiling, even as she looks at her granddaughter's face, which she cannot remember.
One of the co-stars, Yuka Nakao, who plays Kana, the soap girl and granddaughter, is a rising star attracting attention in the film industry, having appeared in films like "On the Window Sill" and dramas such as "Elpis—Hope, or Disaster—." Naoko Ken, starring in a film for the first time in 9 years, passionately portrays Kie, the grandmother with dementia. Furthermore, a diverse cast including Kazunari Shimasa from the comedy duo New York, Fumi Nishibori who is highly popular as a TikToker, and Mariko Akama, known for her acting in the "Age Verification" series created by the creator team "Koneko Film," color the story of Kana and her grandmother.
This film was directed by Ikunosuke Okazaki. Inspired by his paternal grandmother, this work, which he planned and wrote, received high acclaim even before its release, including being selected for the Indy Forum section of the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024. Furthermore, Okazaki himself has acting experience, including appearing in Wes Anderson's "Isle of Dogs," and it was also announced that he will serve as the theatrical director for the first time for the off-Broadway production "Loved by Ernest Shackleton," to be performed at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Playhouse East in June 2026. The success of this film's theatrical release has rapidly boosted his reputation.
Keywords: movie, Wash, streaming, Yuka Nakao, Naoko Ken, Ikunosuke Okazaki, Kaze, Kaoru, morning drama, dementia
After an unprecedented scale of release, with the acclaimed film expanding to over 100 cinemas nationwide including Shinjuku Piccadilly during Golden Week 2025, it is finally set for streaming release this spring.
This film, which gained significant attention and swept social media with its story of "a soap girl ending up caring for her grandmother," had an unprecedented theatrical release in over 100 cinemas nationwide.
Yuka Nakao plays Kana, the soap girl, and Naoko Ken, celebrating her 55th year in entertainment, co-stars as Kie, the grandmother with dementia.
The director, screenwriter, and planner is Ikunosuke Okazaki, grandson of Eiroku Oh, who also has acting experience himself.
"Even if you forget, I want to remember you forever."
Despite being a huge hit last year as a pop entertainment piece with colorful visuals, this emotional work, which repeatedly features a grandmother with dementia saying "nice to meet you" and raises the question of whether she can remember her granddaughter, depicts the connection of family with a shocking final scene.
It has been decided that the movie "Wash" will be available for streaming from April 15, 2026 (Wednesday) on Prime Video / U-NEXT / Hulu / FOD and others! Prime Video's subscription My Theater Plus will offer exclusive unlimited viewing.
Naoko Ken, currently appearing as Maji and serving as narrator in the 2026 early-period NHK morning drama "Kaze, Kaoru" and receiving a great response for her evocative narration, makes her first appearance in a morning drama. New scene photos of Ken portraying the grandmother with dementia in this film are also being released. They show her gently smiling, even as she looks at her granddaughter's face, which she cannot remember.
One of the co-stars, Yuka Nakao, who plays Kana, the soap girl and granddaughter, is a rising star attracting attention in the film industry, having appeared in films like "On the Window Sill" and dramas such as "Elpis—Hope, or Disaster—." Naoko Ken, starring in a film for the first time in 9 years, passionately portrays Kie, the grandmother with dementia. Furthermore, a diverse cast including Kazunari Shimasa from the comedy duo New York, Fumi Nishibori who is highly popular as a TikToker, and Mariko Akama, known for her acting in the "Age Verification" series created by the creator team "Koneko Film," color the story of Kana and her grandmother.
This film was directed by Ikunosuke Okazaki. Inspired by his paternal grandmother, this work, which he planned and wrote, received high acclaim even before its release, including being selected for the Indy Forum section of the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2024. Furthermore, Okazaki himself has acting experience, including appearing in Wes Anderson's "Isle of Dogs," and it was also announced that he will serve as the theatrical director for the first time for the off-Broadway production "Loved by Ernest Shackleton," to be performed at Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre Playhouse East in June 2026. The success of this film's theatrical release has rapidly boosted his reputation.
Keywords: movie, Wash, streaming, Yuka Nakao, Naoko Ken, Ikunosuke Okazaki, Kaze, Kaoru, morning drama, dementia