Co-Producer
政治的な弾圧から逃れ、幼い頃に家族とともに来日して以来、ずっと日本で育った17歳のサーリャ。埼玉に父と中学生の妹、小学生の弟の家族４人で暮らし、地元の高校に通う彼女は同世代の日本人と何ら変わらないごく普通の日常を送っていた。学校の先生を夢見る彼女は進学のためにバイトを始め、そこで東京の高校に通う聡太と出会い、互いに惹かれ合うようになる。そんな中、サーリャ一家の難民申請が不認定となってしまう。在留資格を失い、移動制限によって県外へ出ることができないばかりか、働くことも許されないサーリャたち家族は、たちまち追い詰められてしまうのだったが…。
Producer
Cicada is the story of Jumpei-- a man who loses sight of his progeny when he finds out he is infertile, but then is given the gift of clairvoyance and begins to see glimpses of the future. These glimpses lead him to a series of cicada shells, which become symbolic of his desire to shed his old self. Though his lineage ends with himself, Jumpei starts anew as a father-figure to his sister's young son.
Writer
Cicada is the story of Jumpei-- a man who loses sight of his progeny when he finds out he is infertile, but then is given the gift of clairvoyance and begins to see glimpses of the future. These glimpses lead him to a series of cicada shells, which become symbolic of his desire to shed his old self. Though his lineage ends with himself, Jumpei starts anew as a father-figure to his sister's young son.
Screenplay
Ryuji is a fisherman that has brought up his daughter Ryoko single-handedly. Ryoko and her childhood friend Kazuya have fallen in love. But when Kazuya dies in a tragic accident while diving for coral wood, Ryoko is overcome with grief and, emotionally destroyed, retreats into silent mourning.
Story
A co-worker confronts Mamoru on his apparent apathy toward life, and this results in Mamoru leaving his job out of humiliation. Now alone and without work, just as it seems that things could not possibly get worse, parts of Mamoru's bicycle begin to disappear, one by one. In frustration, Mamoru leaves a note for the thief, begging him to just take the whole thing. The note left in response is signed God, leaving Mamoru only more confused. At last, when the only remaining piece of the bicycle is a lonely bell, Mamoru receives an envelope, containing addresses at which each piece of the bicycle might be retrieved.
