Shinichiro Muraoka

Toshiaki Toyoda's newest short

A man is tasked with assisting in the ritual suicide of a samurai who won't die without condemning the corrupt powers that be.

In consequence of his professional mistakes and declining career, Shuji and his family, the Sasaya’s, are forced to leave the wealthy suburb of Tokyo. The move is slow, long and heartbreaking, and the two Sasaya children, an old teenager and a young adult, unwittingly turn the grieving process into an exuberant and unpredictable farewell party!

A sect is threatened to fall apart, when its leader, a young Korean woman, develops doubts regarding her alleged psychic powers.