Shuri Suwa

Let Me Hear It Barefoot

Student dropout Naomi befriends happy-go-lucky Maki, who lives with his blind adoptive mother Midori. When Midori becomes seriously ill and is hospitalized, Naomi and Maki send her tapes from an imaginary trip around the world. Their relationship grows while recording, but they only dare engage in rough, painful horseplay.

August My Heaven

Joe works as a professional stand-in, posing as friends and family for clients. An occurrence at a funeral gig blurs the line between Joe's work and personal life.

Sleeping Swan

If trauma is left untreated for a long time, it will cause one to lose love and other functions. The fowl that does not dance has other difficulties, too. University drop-out Souma saw her peer Marina catching a man who groped a girl. Later, he encounters Marina again and musters the courage to help her when she is being harrassed. The two begin to talk about everything, doing yoga to understand their bodies before Soma finally confides his dark past to Marina.

Kienai Akari

Diary of a Girl in love with Scandanavia

Shimako, who works for a travel agency in Tokyo, loves Scandinavia and lives alone in a small apartment surrounded by Scandinavian goods, food, music, and other items that make her feel like she's in Finland. One day, the president of the company where she works suddenly announces the company's bankruptcy, and this leads her to develop feelings for her favorite country, Finland.

For Rei

Rei is unable to express her opinions well due to her introverted nature. Her time with her boyfriend, NAKAMURA, is calm but nothing passionate. One night, Rei strongly wishes that she could meet her real father, who was separated from her at an early age by her parents’ divorce. From that night onward, introverted Rei’s heart burns with an enduring passion. Through conversations with her mother, complicated memories, dreams and her reunion with her father, Rei’s thoughts about her family are gradually revealed.

Ukabu

The town where Yui lives was once surrounded by a dense forest. The forest has a legend of people being spirited away by the Tengu inhabited there. Yui remembers that 11 years ago Kayo disappeared in that forest. "Back then, I was right next to Kayo. But, why wasn't I chosen...?" Consumed in her thoughts, Yui steps into the last of the forest as if the swaying wind from the trees is calling her in...

Wash Away

Kana is a young woman working in a soapland. When her mother suddenly gets hip surgery, Kana needs to spend a week juggling both her soapland job and taking care of her elderly grandmother she hasn't seen in years. Her grandmother can't remember her anymore due to her dementia, and as Kana washes men by night and her grandmother by day, she keeps wondering if there's any point in making an effort to connect with her.

Rain or Shine

Propaganda Game

Eight university students who have made it through the hiring process of the major advertising agency “Deneodo” face their final test. Their ultimate challenge: split into two teams-the Government and the Resistance, four members each-and compete in a game to see which side can lead the citizens of a fictional nation into war through the power of advertising. Who will win? And what is the true purpose behind this final selection? An unpredictable psychological game with a shocking ending that questions the very essence of advertising, the nature of democracy in the digital age, and what “truth” really means.