Yamaguchi Ryuto

黒沼爽子は、陰気で見た目が暗く、長い黒髪から、周りからは「貞子」と呼ばれて恐れられ、クラスに全く馴染めないでいた。しかし、自身とは対照的な、爽やかで、学年で男女問わず人気者で、爽子の噂を全く気にしない、クラスメイトの風早翔太とまともに喋ったことをきっかけに、友情・恋愛・進路などを通して爽子は新たな発見をし、1歩1歩成長していく。

夫婦二人の船旅の途中、嵐に遭い無人島に漂着した清子。そこにある日、16人の若いフリーターたちが流れ着く。さらには密航に失敗した6人の中国人たちが加わり、若い男23人と清子の共同生活が始まる。いつまで待っても助けの船は来ず、いつしか島を“東京島”と呼ぶようになる中、清子はただ一人の女性として特別視され、したたかに生き抜いていく。月日は流れ、島に定住しようとする男たちに対し、清子は脱出のための行動を開始するが……。

Taishi lives with his father Kazushi. His mother left home when Taishi was very young and he barely has any memories of her. He believes that his mother left home to study in Paris. His favorite moments come once a week when he receives a letter from his mother. But one day, during Taishi's summer vacation, he learns that his mother isn't in Paris but in Shodoshima, Japan. Taishi then decides to take his pet dog with him and bicycle from his hometown of Yokohama all the way to Shodoshima. On his 500 kilometers trip to Shodoshima, Taishi meets various peoples and touches their hearts, while leaving behind small miracles. What Taishi doesn't know about his mother is that she suffers from memory loss and that's why she lives apart from her family. Taishi's father Kazushi soon learns that his son has left for Shodoshima and he sets out to find his son.