Kazoku ni mamorarete iru

Seto, worn down by workplace stress and struggling mentally, returns to his hometown. To celebrate his return, six men and women from his high school days gather together. A nostalgic hangout spot. The usual revelry. Hidden agendas. And then, at the end of their tangled emotions, something ominous appears, something beyond their understanding.

The camera sometimes runs with him, sometimes captures him from a bird's eye view, sometimes stirs him up, and sometimes gives him a live feel that is as intense as the protagonist's tension. The high degree of freedom of the camera eloquently captures the protagonist's inability, to be honest. The use of a hand-held camera to capture the scene of the mountain disaster is also effective and memorable.

You spent a night together - what now? In the post-coital vacuum, Koharu and Nabe stroll through the city and sort out their feelings for each other.