Kyotaro Yanagiya

100年近くの歴史を持つ映画館「朝日座」。シネコンと呼ばれる複数のスクリーンを持つ複合映画館が活況を見せる中、主に旧作映画を上映する名画座として、地元住民の思い出を数多く育んできた。時代の流れには逆らえず、支配人の森田保造はサイレント映画『東への道』をスクリーンに流しながら、ついに決意を固める。ほどなく、一斗缶に放り込んだ35mmフィルムに火を着けた瞬間、森田の背後からその火に水をかける若い女性が現れた。茂木莉子と名乗るその女性は、経営が傾いた「朝日座」を立て直すため、東京からやってきたという。しかし、「朝日座」はすでに閉館が決まり、森田も打つ手がないと決意を変えるつもりもない。地域に密接した映画館を守ろうとする都会の人間と、積年の思いを断ち切り閉館を決めた支配人。果たして「朝日座」の運命やいかに・・・。

The giant monster Raiga returns, rising in Atami Harbor and attacking the city. A second kaiju, Ohga, soon joins the chaos, and the two monsters clash, destroying large sections of the city. Defense forces launch two new weapons, the giant tank Kamikaze and the drill tank Gokumei, to meet the the monster invasion head on. But as the beasts work their way to Tokyo, will they be enough to stop the monsters from laying waste to the city?

Riko, who will begin university in Tokyo in spring, journeys there from Hiroshima in February with her father to find a place for her to live. On their travels, they meet various colorful characters. The father remembers his late wife, and raising his daughter alone. Their fun time together is tinged with the knowledge that it is about to end. Rakugo performer Kyotaro Yanagiya appears in his first leading film role, and rising star Anna Ishii plays the sensitive Riko. The eccentric supporting cast includes Romi Park, Akihiro Kakuta, Keiko Yanagawa, Kei Ishibashi, LaSalle Ishii, and Momiji Yamamura.