Four minutes to break your heart and rebuild your dreams.
Kaori, an elementary school student, has always lived in a city full of shining stars. It's when she goes on a field trip to an observatory that she becomes captivated by the starry sky, and a dream awakens in her. Small Kaori was sure of her dream, but as an high school student, she doubts herself...
Direction
Loundraw's signature hazy, luminous aesthetic crammed into four minutes.
Cinematography
Starry skies that ache with impossible beauty.
Director
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Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of the 'Colorful' anthology series exploring Japanese youth anxieties; Loundraw's prior work on 'I Want to Eat Your Pancreas' established his reputation for emotionally brutal brevity.
The 4-minute constraint was a deliberate festival submission strategy—every frame was storyboarded to a specific tempo, with no dialogue after the opening.
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