Screenplay
Sanae (An Ogawa) is a high school girl preparing to take university entrance exams. She isn't very good at socializing. She wants to hurry up and become an adult, but it isn't going very well. Over summer vacation, Sanae's sister comes home from college in Tokyo, and her parents decide to hire a housekeeper. Yusuke (Hoshi Ishida), is rough around the edges and a little scary. The people close to him find him a mystery. As Sanae gets to know him, she begins to feel they have something in common. A journey through sweet love and bitter memories.
Screenplay
The movie tells the story of a daughter trying to find her father who went missing shortly after explaining that he happened to see a wanted serial killer marked with a 3 million yen bounty.
Writer
東京・明大前で開かれた学生最後の退屈な飲み会。そこで出会ったに、一瞬で恋をした。下北沢のスズナリで観た舞台、高円寺で一人暮らしを始めた日、フジロックに対抗するために旅をした7月の終わり・・・。世界がで満たされる一方で、社会人になったは、〝こんなハズじゃなかった人生″に打ちのめされていく。息の詰まる会社、夢見た未来とは異なる現実。 夜明けまで飲み明かした時間と親友と彼女だけが、救いだったあの頃。でも僕は最初からわかっていた。いつか、この時間に終わりがくることを・・・。
Screenplay
明石幸次(阿部進之介)は、内部告発した父が自殺に追い込まれたのを機に実家に帰るが、家庭は崩壊寸前だった。そんなとき、児童養護施設のオーナーの北村(安藤政信)が彼に救いの手を差し伸べる。明石は、孤児を養う一方で子供を守るためなら罪を犯すのもやむを得ないという考えを持つ北村に魅了される。
Screenplay
Hikari is a compassionate female high schooler who protects the bullied. Yo is engaged to the woman with whom he's been involved for three years. Kenta and his older sister, Mana, spend time volunteering in disaster stricken regions. They all believe their happy, daily existence will continue until one day when each of their lives completely changes.
Teleplay
Three stories from Shiratsuna Island: "Mikan no hana"
Shiratsuna Island is the only remaining island city in Japan, but it is being merged with a city on the opposite shore. Housewife Misato Tomita lives on the island. "Umi no hoshi"
Yōhei Hamasaki, who was born on Shiratsuna Island, lives in an apartment in the outskirts of Tokyo with his wife, Tomomi, and their son, Taichi. "Kumo no ito"
Popular artist Hirotaka Kurosaki, who is a native of Shiratsuna Island, goes back to his hometown after seven years.