Perth Voice Interactive

A LOVE story spanning 51 years, Touch is a poignant tale of longing, memory, and the enduring power of first love.

At its heart is Kristofer, a 70-year-old widower from Iceland, who embarks on an emotional journey to rediscover the love that defined his youth.

As his own time on earth begins to dwindle, he is haunted by the memories of a romance that never fully faded, despite the passing of years.

Fifty years earlier, Miko, bought to London by her Japanese father (Takahashi-Sun) after Hiroshima’s nuclear holocaust, meets Kristofer as a student in London, when he comes looking for work in her father’s restaurant. 

There, amidst the washing of dishes and the cooking of monkfish, Kristofer falls in love with the beautiful, mysterious, and graceful girl. 

As he learns Japanese and the art of cooking from her father, a deep and passionate love blossoms between them.

One day Miko disappears and the restaurant closes without warning, leaving many unanswered questions.

Although Kristofer moves on in his life, Touch shows the how is life is forever altered as his love slipped away. 

Through his memories, the story of their romance unfolds. 

On a quest to find what happened to Miko, Kristofer returns to London in the midst of the Pandemic to track down Hitomi, a former restaurant colleague now living in an aged care facility. 

Hitomi finds an old letter from Miko, sending Kristofer on a mission to Hiroshima, even though the world’s borders were snapping shut thanks to Covid.

I do not want to tell you the end of the story as that would ruin it, but it shows just how true love can be enduring.

A beautiful scenic story spanning decades across cultures and continents.

4/5 chickens

by PAULA HOLLAND