A Life Turned Upside Down: My Dad's an Alcoholic by Mariko Kikuchi
A moving autobiographical manga about her fathers alcoholism that inspired a critically acclaimed live-action film.
Mariko Kikuchi tells the painful story of her fathers alcoholism and her own journey through guilt to understanding her fathers illness. She rejects the common belief that family members can and should be forgiven for anything they do, no matter how much harm they cause. This powerful, self-contained autobiographical manga began as a web series that went viral, and inspired a critically acclaimed 2019 film in Japan.
Mariko Kikuchi tells the painful story of her fathers alcoholism and her own journey through guilt to understanding her fathers illness. She rejects the common belief that family members can and should be forgiven for anything they do, no matter how much harm they cause. This powerful, self-contained autobiographical manga began as a web series that went viral, and inspired a critically acclaimed 2019 film in Japan.