Sıra dışı aileleri filmlerine konu eden Japon usta Kore-eda, bu kez bir kasaba okulunda çıkan olayları, kendi deyimiyle "devasa bir uçurum yaratarak toplumu bölen küçük kıvılcımları" anlatıyor. Oğlu Minato'nun davranışlarından şüphelenen annesi, bu değişimden çocuğun öğretmeninin sorumlu olduğunu öğrenir ve hemen okul yönetiminden hesap sorar. Anne, çocuk ve öğretmenin gözünden hikâyeyi ayrı ayrı izlediğimiz filmin Cannes'da ödül kazanan senaryosunu Yuji Sakamoto yazdı. Kore-eda, filmdeki uçurum "dünya çapında insanlar, ülkeler ve etnik gruplar arasındaki ayrımı yansıtıyor" diyor.

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Hajime, a postman, wakes up with amnesia after Valentine's Day. Reika has clues about his lost memories from that day. He tries to solve the mystery of his forgotten Valentine's Day events while their paths cross.

One Second Ahead, One Second Behind

Fukuyama supervised all aspects of the overall direction, video, and sound of the live performance. High-quality footage of the actual live performance was recorded using more than 40 cameras in all 360° angles, and for the first time in Nippon Budokan history, drone shooting was conducted with the audience in the arena. In addition, the best Dolby Atmos® sound technology was utilized to pursue the ideal sound expression with thorough attention to every detail.  The film also incorporates a storyline that only a film can tell, and "Masaharu Fukuyama as a boy," played by actor Hinata Hiiragi, is the key to the work. Hiiragi played the boyhood of Hiromi Minami, The film also features beautiful scenic inserts shot in his hometown of Nagasaki and CG effects, and these elements combine to create a film that uses the live performance itself as its source material in pursuit of the ultimate "ideal image of live performance."