Masaaki Kudo

An unadorned perspective on impoverished life in Okinawa, an island in southern Japan whose modern history was tainted by the bloody battle for the Pacific. 17-year-old Aoi works as a nightclub hostess in order to earn rent money and to provide for her little boy. She also supports her lazy husband Masaya, who has no qualms about giving her a few slaps, particularly after he loses his job. What chance does this young family have to scrape their way out of the social mire, where they were driven by poverty and the imprudence of youth? How dark does reality have to get before it stifles the rays of hope that filter through? An intimate story that presents a less glitzy picture of Japan than is customary, demonstrating that social inequality impacts all corners of the globe.

An unadorned perspective on impoverished life in Okinawa, an island in southern Japan whose modern history was tainted by the bloody battle for the Pacific. 17-year-old Aoi works as a nightclub hostess in order to earn rent money and to provide for her little boy. She also supports her lazy husband Masaya, who has no qualms about giving her a few slaps, particularly after he loses his job. What chance does this young family have to scrape their way out of the social mire, where they were driven by poverty and the imprudence of youth? How dark does reality have to get before it stifles the rays of hope that filter through? An intimate story that presents a less glitzy picture of Japan than is customary, demonstrating that social inequality impacts all corners of the globe.

人気が減った都会の中、車を走らせるマナブとルー。 ルーは金を稼ぐために素人AVの撮影を行う事をマナブに打ち明ける。ルーはマナブから借りたビデオカメラ持って、撮影相手であるサクラと合流する。ルーはサクラと身の上話をしながら撮影を試みるが... マナブと同棲しているユウカは（インスタグラマーだ。）SNSでファンと交流し、自宅待機（STAYHOME）を日々呼びかけている。ユウカは外出を続けるマナブに不満を隠せない。マナブはユウカに秘密でとある中年男性と密会を続けていた。 久乃（ひさの）はルイと結婚している。ルイの会社は、大手飲食店のオーナーであるが、コロナ禍で自粛を強いられ、二人は会話の無い夫婦生活を送っている。ストレスを送る毎日を過ごす、久乃は人気インフルエンサーで若手実業家の先輩であるダイキの部屋に呼び出されるが… それぞれの人生が交錯する。そこに待ち受ける、彼らの運命とは? 隠すより現る、未曾有の現実。

Yuki has decided to quit pursuing music as a career. One day he meets composer Michiko and her son Kengo who has a pervasive developmental disorder. Yuki comes to be Kengo's babysitter due to strong pressure from his boss at work which leads to a deepening relationship with Michiko and her son.

Yuki has decided to quit pursuing music as a career. One day he meets composer Michiko and her son Kengo who has a pervasive developmental disorder. Yuki comes to be Kengo's babysitter due to strong pressure from his boss at work which leads to a deepening relationship with Michiko and her son.