Hasegawa is writing a sequel to his previous novel, based on a true character who murdered 9 people on the street, with the premise that the killer had a brother. The main character in his new novel, Harumi, drops out of high school and leads a quiet life, unable to understand his brother. He is scared that the same blood runs in his veins but is also enraged by the fact that his brother’s life is consumed as material for novels by many writers. A novelist, Hasegawa faces limitations in making being able to make fiction as real and cruel as it is in reality. Hasegawa hears from a witness how a murder happened but he cannot be sure if it is a true event or from her imagination. One day, Hasegawa encounters Harumi… This is an obscure yet attractive film that extends its style from Kurosawa Kiyoshi to David Lynch. The title, A Bao A Qu, comes from a shapeless being that earns its shape as the pilgrim of a true heart near him featured in Indian religion and The Arabian Nights.
Ritsuko Yamashita
여대생인 유미(시바사키 코우 분)는 어느 날 친구가 주선한 미팅에 나갔다가 서로 휴대폰 번호를 교환한다. 미팅이 끝나고 친구인 요코와 파트너에 대한 이야기를 하던 중 한번도 들어보지 못했던 벨소리가 울린다. 발신번호는 요코 자신의 번호, 더군다나 발신자는 3일 후의 요코 자신! 누가 장난치는 건가? 내 번호로 어떻게 전화가 왔지? 대수롭지 않게 여기던 요코는 메세지가 온 그 시각 전화 속에서와 똑같은 말을 남긴 채 전차에 치어 죽고 만다.
