Hikari
This is the question posited by director Nakamura Yutaro at the start of his latest film, a series of vignettes that bleed into each other. Memories? dreams? Whatever they are, they belong to highschooler Hikari who, along with a friend named Yujiro, get involved with an emotionally unstable man named Takaya. Flash-forward a decade or so and they are all 20-somethings bumbling around on New Year’s Eve night. Hikari has picked up an admirer, Kotaro, while Takaya is shacked up with a young woman named Anzu. A tumultuous night together leads to a quarrel and a truly bizarre New Year’s Day. It’s not a straightforward experience as we surf through these experiences and question whether they are imagined but the feeling of airy freedom and endless possibilities at the end is pleasant.
Sui
While Tamaki’s partner Sui was away for the summer, she consumed a watermelon seed and began growing a watermelon in her body. They make a promise to eat the ripe watermelon together.
Миюри, одинокая девочка-подросток, теряет голос в результате издевательств в школе. Девочка чувствует себя лучше только тогда, когда ухаживает за своим «домашним любимцем» шелкопрядом (Цумуги). Однажды из жизни Миюри исчезает и любимый шелкопряд, но в тот же день в школе появляется новая ученица по имени Цумуги… Грустная и одновременно добрая, красивая история, основанная на личном опыте режиссера, 23-летней девушки.
