Yumiko Oshima

Asako, a comic book artist in her early forties, is devastated by the death of her precious cat, Saba, which kept her company for over 15 years, as her assistant Naomi watches on with concern. Naomi is a young woman in her early twenties, who has her set of worries about love and future. Then one day, Asako meets a new cat, Gu Gu, which brings new joy and vitality to her life. What is more, she finds potential for love in a man named Seiji. Like Asako, Naomi, too, embarks on a new life plan.

Meet NIPPORI Ayumu, an 80 year-old man, who, due to a serious heart condition, has spent sixty years of his life confined to his house. One morning, he wakes up believing himself to be twenty again. In his mind, he has become the youthful young man that he once was. However, reality fails to keep up with his illusion, and everything around him seems to be quite different from what he is used to. So, he decides that he is simply dreaming. As his reality becomes his dream, his unhappy world turns into a life enriched with happiness and expectations for the future. Ayumu is now enjoying his life to the full again.

Meet NIPPORI Ayumu, an 80 year-old man, who, due to a serious heart condition, has spent sixty years of his life confined to his house. One morning, he wakes up believing himself to be twenty again. In his mind, he has become the youthful young man that he once was. However, reality fails to keep up with his illusion, and everything around him seems to be quite different from what he is used to. So, he decides that he is simply dreaming. As his reality becomes his dream, his unhappy world turns into a life enriched with happiness and expectations for the future. Ayumu is now enjoying his life to the full again.

The Rinkaiji family, by all appearances, is a well-to-do Japanese family. The father, Nariyuki, works in an elite corporation, which gives his wife Yoshiko status in their suburban neighborhood. But the daughter Sugina, who herself has secretly stopped going to school because she is being bullied. One day, they discover that Nariyuki has quit his job. As Nariyuki decides to find a new job along with Sugina, Yoshiko, a firm believer in a life based on the company, soon finds her world falling apart.

The Rinkaiji family, by all appearances, is a well-to-do Japanese family. The father, Nariyuki, works in an elite corporation, which gives his wife Yoshiko status in their suburban neighborhood. But the daughter Sugina, who herself has secretly stopped going to school because she is being bullied. One day, they discover that Nariyuki has quit his job. As Nariyuki decides to find a new job along with Sugina, Yoshiko, a firm believer in a life based on the company, soon finds her world falling apart.

女子高生の初子は、鉄骨が落下するという事故で死亡、幽霊となってしまう。ところがそれは彼女の勘違いで、実際には鉄骨と一緒に落下した弁当箱が頭に当たっただけだったのだ。彼女の前に現れたもう一人の幽霊・弦之丞はその勘違いを指摘し、彼女に元の肉体に戻るよう説得する。しかし幽霊となったことに、彼女は夢中になってしまう。

女子高生の初子は、鉄骨が落下するという事故で死亡、幽霊となってしまう。ところがそれは彼女の勘違いで、実際には鉄骨と一緒に落下した弁当箱が頭に当たっただけだったのだ。彼女の前に現れたもう一人の幽霊・弦之丞はその勘違いを指摘し、彼女に元の肉体に戻るよう説得する。しかし幽霊となったことに、彼女は夢中になってしまう。

ある日、寒さに震えていた一匹の小さな捨て猫が、心優しき青年、時夫に拾われました。仔猫はチビと名付けられ、その日から須和野家の一員になります。時夫の事が大好きになったチビ猫は、いつか自分も人間になって、時夫の恋人になれると信じて疑いません。そんな時、世にも美しい銀色の猫、ラフィエルが彼女の前に現れたのです──。

ある日、寒さに震えていた一匹の小さな捨て猫が、心優しき青年、時夫に拾われました。仔猫はチビと名付けられ、その日から須和野家の一員になります。時夫の事が大好きになったチビ猫は、いつか自分も人間になって、時夫の恋人になれると信じて疑いません。そんな時、世にも美しい銀色の猫、ラフィエルが彼女の前に現れたのです──。