School Girl's Gestation

In parched Nagasaki, grieving Koura drifts after losing his son. When his sister leaves her daughter in his care, an unexpected life together begins.

“Sakura no Ame” is a song viewed more than 4.2 million times in “niconico” video sharing website in Japan. After the release of the song by Vocaloid-virtual-idle Hatsune Miku, this heart touching song became a standard for graduations and now it has become a live-action movie. The story is based on a best seller novel “Sakura no Ame” (PHP Institute, February 2012) which 200 thousand copies are printed and was inspired by the song itself. Many characters such as teachers and students seen in the story are inspired by the song sung by a 16 year-old high school student, Vocaloid, Hatsune Miku.

Adapted from the manga series "Kamera, hajimete mo iidesu ka?" by Shiro

Keisuke Isobe and Koume Satou live a rather dull life. But when Koume's crush breaks her heart, their situation becomes quite unordinary. She starts a "no-strings-attached" relationship with Keisuke, whom she had previously rejected, both finding solace in the other in order to fill the emotional voids in their lives.

Sakura, who just graduated from a university, begins to work at a library in Katsuragi, Nara Prefecture. She is flustered with her new job and unfamiliar environment. One day, an elderly woman named Reiko visits the library and shows Sakura an old photo of a man and a woman. Sakura takes her to the place where the photo was taken. Reiko sometimes brings other photos and Sakura takes her to the place where the photos were taken. While doing this, Sakura learns about the history and culture of Katsuragi. She also talks with the residents and grows as a person.

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Tsukagoshi is an elderly man who has a fetish for Fumiko's beautiful legs and feet. He offers her 200 million yen in inheritance in return for her to work in his manor. Every day, Fumiko's hatred grows for Tsukagoshi and his nephew.

This heartwarming family drama centers around people at various crossroads of life, like reconsidering ambitions and professions, getting married, or starting a second career. Each member has their fair share of struggles that they can't share, yet the Watari family living in the small seaside town starts their morning with a scrumptious breakfast together.