This story begins with a protagonist whose sense of time has halted due to the grief of losing his son, now abandoned by his wife, and his sudden cohabitation with his 17-year-old niece left behind by his sister. A man who has lost love, a woman who has renounced love, and a girl who knows nothing of love... As they confront their respective pains, their journey of discovering faint sprouts of hope in hearts as parched as summer sand is depicted—a poignant yet tender masterpiece where sorrow and warmth intertwine.
Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu who becomes his spirit guide. That encounter leads them to many adventures.
Yuta lives in an orphanage while waiting for her mother to pick her up. One day, Yuta, who happened to know his mother's whereabouts, escaped from the facility with all his heart. However, there was a mother who depended on her cohabiting man and lived a self-deprecating life. Despaired, Yuta meets Sakamoto, a homeless man who lives in a light tiger while walking along the beach. Sakamoto accepts Yuta without asking anything. The two sleep and eat together while earning a small amount of money. Eventually, he became acquainted with Shiori, a girl who grew up in a wealthy family but had no place to live at home or school. Yuta is attracted to Shiori, who has the same loneliness as himself but is kind to him. However, the calm days end with an incident.
An American actor in Tokyo struggles to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig: working for a Japanese 'rental family' agency, playing stand-in roles for strangers. As he immerses himself in his clients' worlds, he begins to form genuine bonds that blur the lines between performance and reality.
Crown Prince Sado spirals down due to his own insanity and his father King Yeongjo's complex.
Meghroddur, a single father in his 40s, falls for Brishti.
Liam Case is a garbage man whose life hasn't quite turned out the way he expected it would. In order to impress the girl of his dreams, Liam plans an elaborate heist that will culminate with him jumping in to save the day at the last minute. When the day of the heist arrives, however, the plan takes an unexpected turn and Liam winds up in the hospital.
Chinese Girl
Elena, a girl that has recently lost her mother, goes through a journey into her mind to try to comprehend what grief is.
Deli Gibi Sevdim
Essling
Experimental short film that reflects through the voice of the protagonist, poetically, about a fateful intimate and personal event.
After transforming herself, through years of plastic surgery a woman returns to confront the past that scarred her – only to discover that perfection carries a cost she can no longer escape. As Catherine prepares for what she believes will be the most important night of her life, her inner turmoil surfaces, revealing the destructive cycle of perfectionism, body dysmorphia, and addiction to external validation. As tensions rise between her and Abby, a young, fiery assistant who sees through the illusion, Catherine is forced to confront a haunting past and the mask she's spent years perfecting.
誰よりも君を愛す!
Although hostess Brigitte and life-loving schoolgirl Paula only meet in person once, their fates and lives are closely intertwined.