Synopsis

The scene begins with a young boy standing in the snow, peering into a window. Inside, his mother and grandmother are locked in an argument, accusing him of being spoiled and unruly. He stumbles, and abruptly, a year has passed. We find ourselves in another part of town, at his grandmother’s funeral. The narrative then jumps forward to present-day Japan; the boy is now a young man named Kaname Takasato, experiencing unsettling flashbacks during an art class. Sugimoto, already acquainted with Tak