An unexpected love triangle, a seduction trap, and a random encounter are the three episodes, told in three movements to depict three female characters and trace the trajectories between their choices and regrets.
Kotone Furukawa
Meiko
Ayumu Nakajima
Kazuaki
Hyunri
Tsugumi
Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Segawa
Katsuki Mori
Nao
Shouma Kai
Sasaki
Fusako Urabe
Natsuko
Aoba Kawai
Aya
Hitoshi Omika
Magazine Editor
Director, Writer
Ryūsuke Hamaguchi
December 24, 2022
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Hamaguchi, as always, demonstrates here exactly why he is the current living cinema-master of exactly what it means to be "human". With these three shorts, he once again captures the essence of who "we" are, and with the very same brush strokes, also the zen of "there is no judgement, only consequence". I'm leaning toward the belief that Hamaguchi is the modern son of the wabi-sabi movement.