Takuma Osugi

Young novelist Haruhiko, along with his girlfriend Ririko, are having lunch with his cousin Yoko as she talks about an important night from three years ago. We cut to: Jiro visits a bar run by Akira and Yoko and reunites after a long absence. Akira and Jiro are best friends since college. Yoko and Akira are now married, but Yoko had a relationship with Jiro in her past. The three friends are excited to be reunited, but at the same time, there is a sense of tension. Yoko and Jiro disappeared while Akira was in the bathroom. Two people burning up under the overpass. Akira catches them in the act... Haruhiko begins writing a novel based on these three people. Ririko tries to stop Haruhiko from sinking into Yoko excessively, but the world of novels has an unexpected ending...

冬休み、小学校教師・小野今日子は勉学に遅れがある生徒・鉄平の補講授業を行う事になる。今日子は、鉄平の母・美映と不思議な絆で結ばれるのであった。一方、冬休みの合宿に行っていたはずの今日子の息子・三四郎が、なぜか万引きで捕まったという報が入り、ある隠し事をしている事が発覚するのだった……。

9月20日。晴れ。目に見えない部分だから気になるのかな。最近「こぶ」の中身についてよく想像をふくらませてる。学校に行く道でも、お風呂に入っていても、夜に眠れないときも、ずうっと考えちゃう。だって「こぶ」の中身がわかれば、他のことについてもわかるような気がするんだ。