In summer, Nagisa and Natsuo meet by the sea. Their vacant gazes reflect each other as they exchange awkward words and wade into the rain-drenched ocean. In winter, Li, a screenwriter, travels to a snow-covered village. There, she finds a guesthouse run by Benzo.
Direction
Miyake's patient, unblinking observation of social awkwardness.
Cinematography
Sea foam and snowfall as emotional weather systems.
Acting
Shim Eun-kyung's screenwriter carrying unwritten trauma in her shoulders.
Director
Sho Miyake
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Minami Mizuno's manga, the film adapts her signature 'ma'—negative space where emotion lives between panels and now, frames.
Sho Miyake cast Shim Eun-kyung after seeing her in 'Miss Granny'—seeking the same chameleon ability to hide in plain sight.
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