Brother as a boy
Ammonites were a kind of snail-like precursor to today's mollusks, common in the seas of the Cretaceous period, many millions of years ago. They are among the most commonly found fossils, so they must have been extremely plentiful. In this meditative and largely unstructured first feature, a young geologist is traveling by train to visit his sister in the countryside after having received a disturbing and mysterious letter from her. As he travels, he remembers his childhood fixation with rocks, nurtured by his mother, and his very strong affection for his sister.
Shinji Kazama
1944년. 도쿄 공습을 피해 토야마富山 친척집에 혼자 피난 내려온 신지는, 시골 학교에서 낯선 생활에 적응해야 한다. 신지가 들어간 5학년 남자반은 다케시라는 급장이 확실하게 권력을 휘두르고 있다. 다른 아이들보다 머리 하나는 더 크고 힘쎈 다케시의 횡포에 아이들은 꼼짝 못하고, 신지는 그런 다케시에게 저항을 시도해 보지만 곧 눈물을 흘리며 다케시가 원하는 것을 뭐든지 해주는 처지에 빠진다.
