Yuka Nakao

Eien ga tōrisugite iku

A collection of poetic and three private short stories will surely rain down on your world as a "hymn" that illuminates even the unrecognized self.

By the Window

Inagaki Goro plays a freelance writer married to his editor wife (Nakamura Yuri), who he discovers is having an affair with the popular novelist she is responsible for at work. Although troubled, he can’t bring himself to confront his wife. He later meets a high school novelist at a literary award ceremony, and–drawn to the award-winning book–he inquires about the model it’s based on, thinking he’d like to meet that person…

Over the Town

Arakawa Ao lives happily on his own and hardly ever leaves Shimokitazawa, where he works at a vintage clothing shop, goes to occasional concerts and hangs out at his favorite bar. Then, he gets an unusual request to appear in an independent film.

Rope

Shuji has been suffering from insomnia since he became unemployed. Hoping to receive a reward of 100,000 yen, he starts a search for a missing woman named Midori.

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.

On a Boat

A glimpse of her long-lost freedom prompts Sara to re-examine her marriage with her conservative husband.

Happy Endings

Moonless Dawn

Kou created songs and uploads them to the Internet, and Yuka and Saki enjoy his music as fans, always listening with deep interest and admiration. Their final summer vacation has begun as junior high school students.

Eien ga tōrisugite iku

A collection of poetic and three private short stories will surely rain down on your world as a "hymn" that illuminates even the unrecognized self.

By the Window

Inagaki Goro plays a freelance writer married to his editor wife (Nakamura Yuri), who he discovers is having an affair with the popular novelist she is responsible for at work. Although troubled, he can’t bring himself to confront his wife. He later meets a high school novelist at a literary award ceremony, and–drawn to the award-winning book–he inquires about the model it’s based on, thinking he’d like to meet that person…

Over the Town

Arakawa Ao lives happily on his own and hardly ever leaves Shimokitazawa, where he works at a vintage clothing shop, goes to occasional concerts and hangs out at his favorite bar. Then, he gets an unusual request to appear in an independent film.

Rope

Shuji has been suffering from insomnia since he became unemployed. Hoping to receive a reward of 100,000 yen, he starts a search for a missing woman named Midori.

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.

On a Boat

A glimpse of her long-lost freedom prompts Sara to re-examine her marriage with her conservative husband.

Happy Endings

Moonless Dawn

Kou created songs and uploads them to the Internet, and Yuka and Saki enjoy his music as fans, always listening with deep interest and admiration. Their final summer vacation has begun as junior high school students.

Aitsu o yoroshiku

Koharu (26) is looking for a new job and she has older brother, Taichi (29 years old) who has taken care of Koharu in place of her mother who died in an accident when she was young. One day, Taichi disappeared from the sight of her family. Koharu and Taichi's fiancée Aki (age 25) head out to find Taichi.

Yuri or Another

Sinohara Yuri (Fumika Baba) is a young female college student who has been troubled by a dangerous stalker who won’t leave her alone.

And Then, Yuriko Was Alone

At Yurigahara High School, the occult legend of "Yuriko-sama" has been handed down for generations. The existence of "Yuriko-sama" who reigns at the top of the school and brings misery to those who stand against her. The only condition to become a "Yuriko-sama" is to have the name Yuriko. In the new semester, a new "Yuriko-sama" fight begins. In order to save Yasaka Yuriko, her best friend, Shimakura Mizuki stands up and challenges the truth behind the legend.