Hideaki Sasaki

The documentary to find the "true Shuji Terayama".

Ammonites were a kind of snail-like precursor to today's mollusks, common in the seas of the Cretaceous period, many millions of years ago. They are among the most commonly found fossils, so they must have been extremely plentiful. In this meditative and largely unstructured first feature, a young geologist is traveling by train to visit his sister in the countryside after having received a disturbing and mysterious letter from her. As he travels, he remembers his childhood fixation with rocks, nurtured by his mother, and his very strong affection for his sister.

万引き常習犯の祖母、戦争犯罪人の父、ウサギを偏愛する妹。駄目な家庭に育ち、いつも家出を考えている“私”と恵まれた環境に身を置く“彼”。行き場のない鬱屈とした情熱を持て余した“私”は奇妙な人々と出会い、幻想と回想の入り混じった街を放浪する。