Kazu works at "Funiculi Funicula" cafe. There is a mysterious rumour that if a customer takes a specific seat at the cafe, that customer can travel back to a time of their choice.
Acting
Kasumi Arimura's restrained devastation in every small gesture.
Production
The cafe itself — a character, warm and quietly melancholic.
Writing
Elegant rule-based time travel that respects emotional logic.
Director
Ayuko Tsukahara
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title references the famous Neapolitan song 'Funiculì, Funiculà,' evoking bittersweet nostalgia and the mechanical ascent of memory itself.
Adapted from Toshikazu Kawaguchi's stage play, which ran in actual Tokyo cafes — audience members literally sat in 'the chair' between scenes.
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