Can a person be born anew? Kaneko’s Commissary is a work that examines what it means to be human from various aspects and strives to find hope for people. Kaneko, imprisoned for violence, was a man who would get angry even at his wife if she came to visit. It was the power of family - his wife, child, and uncle - that led this good-for-nothing to start a new life. Kaneko now runs a commissary that provides items to people imprisoned like he once was and visits them on behalf of their families. However, the peace is shattered when a young girl, his son’s friend, is found dead. Although the murderer is arrested, Kaneko, who had granted a favor to the murderer’s mother, is cornered and becomes enraged while trying to protect his son. The specter of his past, when he succumbed to violence, captures him again. While depicting a man’s struggle for salvation, it’s a work that stands out for its meticulous story that makes good and evil look at each other like mirrors, and features solid performances by the cast. (NAM Dong-chul)