Assistant Director
In the 16th century, the French astrologer Nostradamus predicted that the world would end in July, 1999. According to him, cataclysms would transform the Earthinto a lawless place where evil would prevail. As the deadline approaches, little Kappei and several other children are isolated on a Japanese island to train in the mystical arts of Mukai Sappuken to save the planet. The problem is that Nostradamus has royally screwed up, so in the spring of 2022, their master sends them to live a “normal” life. Poor Kappei finds himself in Tokyo with shorts that are really too short, the attitude of a manga character, and the psychosocial baggage of a fossil. His quest for justice brings him his first friend, who introduces him to his first love. The apocalypse fighter has not been trained for this at all, and every emotion totally destabilizes him. However, he will have to adapt, as some of his less grounded comrades will soon force a confontation.
Second Assistant Director
가족들과의 일상적인 삶에 지친 여고생 노리코는 인터넷으로 알게 된 친구를 찾아 도쿄로 가출한다. 우에노 역에서 노리코는 구미코를 만나고 그녀와 함께 외로운 사람들의 가족을 연기해주는 대행업을 시작한다. 그 무렵 신주쿠 역에서 여고생 54인의 집단자살이 벌어지고, 노리코의 아버지가 딸을 찾아 올라오면서 점차 그들 사이의 긴장이 고조된다.