"A world" - After graduating from a university, close friends Takashi Tsurug and Tomohiko Miwa begin work at a company which does brain research. One day, Tomohiko introduces Mayuko Tsuno as his girlfriend. Takashi is stunned. When he was a university student, Takashi saw Mayuko Tsuno every day on the train opposite from the one he rode. He became attracted to her back then. "B world" - When Takashi Tsurug wakes up, his girlfriend Mayuko Tsuno makes breakfast as usual at his apartment. His friend Tomohiko Miwa introduced him to Mayuko and they have lived happily as a couple. Everything seems to be going smoothly, but Takashi begins to have doubts. Tomohiko, who worked with him at the same company, disappears and he can't discern if his memory is real or imaginary.
Direction
Mori keeps both realities plausible until the final frame
Acting
Yoshioka's subtle shifts between two Mayukos is quietly devastating
Editing
Seamless world-switching that rewards obsessive rewatching
Director
Yoshitaka Mori
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Adapts Keigo Higashino's 1995 novel, written when Japan's bubble economy collapse made 'what if' fantasies particularly potent.
The train motif mirrors Higashino's own commute-inspired writing; the parallel lines literally never meet.
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