Upon reaching the train station to death, a dejected soul is informed that he is “lucky” and will have another chance at life. He is placed in the body of…

Takahata Isao’s animated artistry in Only Yesterday (1991) comes to life in Hakota Yuko’s delicate story of a woman’s mnemonic journey. Trapped in her anemic career and love relationship, a…

Mio is 20 years old. Having lost her parents early, she and her grandmother run a traditional inn in Nagano. However, her grandmother gets sick. Mio moves to Tokyo and…

Yoshika has had a crush on Ichimiya, whom she calls “the One” since she was in middle school. Now, a 24-year-old salarywoman, her all-consuming fixation has prevented her from even…

College student Asako falls in love at first sight with Baku after meeting at a photography exhibit. Romance sparks between the two but doesn’t last long when Baku suddenly disappears…