The Coco guesthouse cultivates new relationships, providing a platform for confronting personal pasts and futures. Shiko, leaving her hometown due to family issues, lacked confidence and avoided connections. Yet, at…

Award-winning director Naoko Ogigami (RENT-A-CAT, CLOSE KNIT, KAMOME DINER) has long been widely hailed for her delicate, heartwarming stories that touch on a range of urgent social issues with reassuring…

In the middle of one of the worst droughts on record, Shunsaku (Toma Ikuta), a Waterworks Division employee, is tasked with shutting off the water to households with outstanding water…