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Film description

Nagano spent the last 40 years in a psychiatric hospital in Fukushima Prefecture. During the evacuation following the March 2011 catastrophe, it turned out there was no reason for his hospitalization. The man returns to reality and dreams of one thing only – meeting a girl he knew in high school, his first and only lover. The contemporary world he discovers does not make it easy for him to achieve his goal, but the women he meets along the way will surprise him on many levels.

This bitter-sweet story, filled with unorthodox humor, was produced by a studio specializing in pinku eiga ("pink" erotic cinema), which hoped to expand to other creative fields, following the crisis in their industry. Despite the low budget, the filmmakers created a simple, original story, combining the unreserved attitude towards sex, and the humanistic approach, characteristic for the Japanese Middle Cinema. Nagano's journey to Tokyo is also a chance for a sober look at the contemporary Japanese society, which shows the protagonists its best, worst, and weirdest sides.

Jagoda Murczyńska