Novel
After the 1995 Kobe earthquake, a writer remembers travelling with his family to bury his brother after World War II.
Story
A fantastic adventure of a brother and sister flying a ghost ship, guided by a red crow, in search for an old captain. The ghost ship was designed by Hayao Miyazaki and the red crow was done by Jim Henson's Creature Shop.
Original Story
A continuation of the story of the postwar years in the Japanese Inland Sea. Now a decade has passed. Two friends meet and decide to look for the beautiful girl with whom they went to school as children.
Novel
昭和20年9月。淡路島の国民学校。敗戦によって、この学校でも軍国教育から民主主義教育に変わり、子どもたちにも少なからず戸惑いが生じる。5年男組の担任の駒子先生は新婚直後に夫・正夫が戦死、嫁ぎ先の家に留まるべきか悩んでいた。
Original Story
A man survives a double suicide attempt, while his girlfriend does not.
