Seira Maeda

Manami helps out at her family's beauty salon and runs the unsuccessful "50% Theater Company." One night, after missing a call from Nao, her sister, Manami later discovers that Nao died that very night. After getting into a conflict with her mother, Manami and a friend set out for Tokyo in order to collect Nao's things. There, through encounters and reunions with various people, Manami finally comes to face with herself.

Manami helps out at her family's beauty salon and runs the unsuccessful "50% Theater Company." One night, after missing a call from Nao, her sister, Manami later discovers that Nao died that very night. After getting into a conflict with her mother, Manami and a friend set out for Tokyo in order to collect Nao's things. There, through encounters and reunions with various people, Manami finally comes to face with herself.

The vocalist of a popular band and the friend she left behind.

The vocalist of a popular band and the friend she left behind.

青森県鯵ヶ沢町でイカ焼き屋「きくや」を営むセツ子は、たくさんの捨て犬を保護して、世話をしていた。店は犬を可愛がる子供たちが集まり、特に小学生のアキラは犬が大好きだった。ある日、白いライオンのような犬が町で見かけられるようになる。独特の風貌から町の人々は犬を「わさお」と呼んでいたが、食べ物を与えようとしても、なかなか近付いてこない。しかし、セツ子は、わさおの視線の先に、常にアキラがいる事に気がつく。