A young girl tries to maintain a long-distance relationship with an aspiring fisherman.
Cinematography
Stunning Hokkaido seascapes that make loneliness look gorgeous.
Acting
Yui Aragaki's eyes do 90% of the emotional heavy lifting.
Director
Nobuhiro Doi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The dogwood tree itself was planted on location in Hokkaido and monitored for blooming schedules across the two-year shoot.
Director Nobuhiro Doi pioneered the 'jun-ai' (pure love) genre boom in 2000s Japanese cinema — this film deliberately subverts its expectations with ambiguous resolution.
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