Murakami's partner Mayumi has gone missing. He fears that she could have run off with another guy or gotten into difficulty by involving by herself with a 'telephone relationship club', a solution which hooks up strangers trying to find easy, anonymous sex, no concerns asked.

A humanistic drama about an encounter in the life of a woman around the age of 40, set during the Obon season when the living take time to reflect on the dead. Director Fukuma Kenji is also a poet and a university professor. Chikage (Yoshino Akira) is reunited with Shohei (Suzuki Tsunekichi), a man she once lived together with, and his daughter Saki (Kohara Saori). After several twists and turns, ...

Fantasy drama about the undulating emotions of a 20-year-old girl. Interweaves a tale that blurs dreams and reality, composed of interviews, poetry, and dance. Director Fukuma Kenji is also active as a poet. Yuki (Kohara Saori), a 20-year-old living by herself in Tokyo, happens upon a poetry reading by poetess Fuzuki Yumi. After that, Yuki loses sight of her purpose in life. In the process, anothe...