A neighbor dies when potted flowers fall from a balcony of an apartment complex. A man whose father suffers from dementia begins to question if it really was an accident.
죽어버린 절친의 첫사랑 소녀의 초상화를 들고 그림 속의 주인공을 찾아가서 무엇을 할 수 있을 것인가? 이 여행에서 극적인 무언가는 일어나지 않는다. 친구의 흔적을 찾다가 료칸에서 울면서 밥을 먹는 씬이 이전까지의 여행과정보다 훨씬 마음을 뭉클하게 한다. 이야기가 끝난 지점에서 에필로그처럼 붙여 놓은 뒷부분이 상당히 긴데, 이 부분에서의 시간 순서 무시한, 감정이 이끄는 대로 붙여놓은 편집이 참 개성적이다.
Yukie is a female high school student who lives in a small fishing village. The village itself is going through a slump. Yukie and her classmates decide to get pregnant around the same time to pull the village out of its slump.
묻지마 살인으로 가족을 잃어버린 어린 사토. 어느 날 텔레비전에서 자신과 비슷한 사연으로 복수를 다짐하는 토모키를 만나게 되는데…. 살인과 분노, 복수의 끊어지지 않는 악순환의 고리는 언제쯤 끝나게 될까? 2011년 베를린영화제 포럼부문에서 넷팩상과 국제비평가협회상을 수상한 작품. (2011년 제12회 전주국제영화제)
Mari's quiet everyday life falls apart when she meets a mysterious boy. Her uncle returns after a long absence and tells her that earth is under alien control and that Mari is half human and half alien, while the strange boy confesses that he is trying to escape because he has stolen the key to liberate human beings from Mari's alien uncle. Mari, who only half believes their stories, meets her sister though she is not supposed to have one. Where is Mari heading for in her upside-down life?
Teenage stepsisters Yui and Ai form a close bond as a result of the neglect and abuse from their respective parents. Fearing separation from each other when their parents plan to divorce, they run away together to Tokyo and, in order to survive steal a briefcase which they later discover belongs to the yakuza. This puts them in great danger. Tanida, a kind-hearted yakuza member, comes to their rescue and becomes the protective and loving parent figure they never had. But for how long will he be able to save them from harm?
