Synopsis
• AKI-NO Film festival (2025)
• Asian Pop Up Cinema (2025)
• Asian Film Festival (Italy) (2025)
• Beijing International Film Festival (2025)
• Boston Japanese Film Festival (2025)
• Toronto Japanese Film Festival (2025)
• Shanghai International Film Festival (2025)
The year is 2020, and measures against COVID-19 are starting to affect life all over Japan. But for one enthusiastic Tokyoite, the ‘new normal’ brings a thrilling opportunity. Young salaryman Shinsaku decides to work remotely and moves to a small town on the Sanriku Coast of Miyagi Prefecture, where he rents an empty house from wary landlord Momoka. Surrounded by the stunning nature of Tōhoku, Shinsaku spends his days fishing and discovering the charm of his new neighbourhood. But as scars from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami remain fresh, can the territorial locals accept him as one of their own?
ⒸShuhei Nire/KODANSHA Ⓒ2024“Sunset Sunrise”Film Partners