12 minutes. One bus ride. A woman dancing on a riverbank. Your quarter-life crisis just got company.
The protagonist doesn't know what she wants to do. While asking herself, "What did I dream of when I was little?", she spots a woman dancing classical ballet on the riverbank while traveling on a bus.
Direction
Miyoshi captures entire emotional arcs in glances
Cinematography
That riverbank dancer shot will haunt you
Director
Ayaka Miyoshi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Director Ayaka Miyoshi made this as a student film at Tokyo University of the Arts, proving you don't need budget to break hearts.
The 'what did I dream of as a child' trope hits different in Japan's high-pressure society where career paths feel predetermined by age 18.
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