One day, a boy's body is found again under the same bridge. The case is eerily similar to Masaki's case from 22 years ago. Haru has a connection with the deceased boy. Akira meets Haru while investigating the boy's death. By meeting each other again, the three men face the case from 22 years ago that they buried deep within their minds.
Acting
Kengo Kora's haunted silence speaks entire monologues.
Cinematography
Bleak rural Japan as character, not backdrop.
Direction
Saito lets dread accumulate like humid summer air.
Director
Yuki Saito
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'buried crime' narrative resonates deeply in Japanese cinema, echoing Kore-eda's 'Distance' and Fukada's Harmonium—reflecting collective societal guilt over unaddressed trauma.
The 22-year gap deliberately mirrors Japan's statute of limitations for murder (abolished 2010), making this a ghost story about legal and moral expiration dates that no longer align.
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