山本 喜美子
Kindergarten Principal
Kiyokazu Kurihara e Satoko são um casal que, no desejo de ter um filho, adota um bebê. Seis anos depois, enquanto vivem um feliz casamento, eles recebem uma ligação de uma mulher chamada Hikari Katakura, alegando ser a mãe biológica de Asato, o filho adotado do casal. Hikari diz querer seu filho de volta, chantageando a família com a pedida de uma alta quantia de dinheiro.
In her search for answers, 17-year-old Haru sets out on a long journey across the country to the town where, in 2011, the devastating tsunami swept away her brother and parents. This road trip takes the young woman, who is still haunted by her loss, from Hiroshima to Tokyo and Fukushima and all the way to Ōtsuchi, where her family home once stood. On the way she encounters other people, other stories, other lives and other losses. Landscapes and faces. The journey ends in the middle of a garden in full bloom among the scarred surroundings of her coastal hometown.. In it stands a telephone box which, even though it is no longer connected, is used to speak to those who cannot be reached any other way.
Sin's Mother
Sin is a rock star. He has an amazingly loud voice with a range of four octaves. His secret is that he has created his voice through a method of vocal cord doping. His voice is now teetering on the edge, due to side effects from the vocal cord doping. Around this time, Sin meets Fūka, who is a street musician. When Fūka sings, her voice is so small. Due to Fūka, Sin looks back upon his past.
Taxi driver's wife
Ryo (Yamada Masasi), the lead singer of an amateur rock band at night, owns a Ramen noodle shop. He cannot fly on airplanes because he has a fear of them. Ironically, he finds himself attracted to a stewardess who comes to eat very often at his shop. One day, an opportunity comes knocking on their doors - they are to perform in Seoul. The performance day approaches, but their dream of performing in Seoul is about to be shattered because of Ryo, who cannot fly on an airplane. As a last resort, Ryo decides to take a taxi in Tokyo and fly to Seoul, leaving behind the charming stewardess who makes his heart flutter.
Hatsuko Sasaki
Jovem garota de uma pequena cidade do interior do Japão volta seu olhar para o passado a fim de entender como a família perdeu a fortuna quando decidiu construir uma vila para turistas no Havaí.
A foppish English businessman (Christian Storms) stages a martial-arts contest between champions of two rival yakuza gangs to resolve a dispute over a wonder drug he is dealing and that both sides want.
