Sho Sano
For ten years, Eriko has been chasing her dream of becoming an actress in Tokyo. Returning to her hometown for her older sister’s funeral, she realizes that she might have to readjust her path in life. She deciof the to take care of her nephew and to follow in her sister’s footsteps as a mourner-for-hire.
Gaffer
A member of the jieitai ("Self-Defense Force"; i.e. Japanese military) is on leave and finds a woman giving birth in a graveyard in the former Yoshiwara district. He takes her to an inn to gove birth, and stays on a few days as she recovers, but becomes fascinated with the strange people he meets there, particularly the owner, who visits a house in his courtyard every day to talk and give food to his mother. He says she is very sick and can't leave bed, but no one else has ever been inside or seen her.
Originally made for the 100 Feet Film Festival hosted by Image Forum. However, to test the limits, Terayama Shūji willfully made use of 3 projectors to project 300 feet of film at the same time.
Father
마사루는 날아다니는 몽상에 잠기는 것이 취미다. 그를 제외한 그의 다른 가족 구성원들은 사회적으로나 경제적으로 자신이 처한 운명에 순종하며 살아간다. 반면 새로움을 꿈꾸는 마사루는 자신이 처한 상황에서 벗어나기 위해 안간힘을 쓴다. 하지만 대신 그가 얻는 것은 자신의 삶과 세계에 대한 크나큰 환멸뿐이다.
