After a bad breakup, a young woman returns to her hometown and opens a menuless restaurant. A young woman in her mid 20's becomes so heart broken she loses her voice. To recover, the woman decides to go back to her hometown and stay with her free-spirited mother whom she has not been very close to in the past. The young woman then decides to open a restaurant which accepts only one customer a day, allowing for thoughtful preparation for that customer.
The touching and dramatic tale of the relationship between a Japanese family, their dog and her three puppies, set against the backdrop of a devastating earthquake and the ensuing chaos, rescues and heroism.
A love story about two step-siblings, Yota and Kaoru. Long ago, Yota's mother married Kaoru's jazz-playing father, effectively merging the two families. Unfortunately, Kaoru's father skipped town, and Yota's mother passed away, but not before imparting a dying wish to her young son to take care of Kaoru.
Adaptación para televisión de la novela de Akiyuki Nosaka, previamente adaptada en 1988 por Isao Takahata con la película de animación "La tumba de las luciérnagas", considerada una de las obras maestras del cine anti-bélico y la animación en general. Narra la historia de Seita y Setsuko, dos hermanos huérfanos que deben sobrevivir por si mismos a la Segunda Guerra Mundial.
