From the moment we first glimpse them, it’s obvious there’s something wrong about the family in Harmonium. Toshio (Furutachi Kanji), husband of Akié (Tsutsui Mariko), runs a machine shop in the garage ...

Megha Nath Adhikari admits that his fingers aren’t quite as deft on the duki tabala, a pair of hand drums, these days because he has dedicated himself to the harmonium, a portable pump organ. “When we ...

In the riveting, masterfully executed “Harmonium,” bad karma pays a visit to a family — and overstays its welcome. It’s a bleak film, no doubt, yet it remains engrossing throughout with its genuinely ...