A Fukushima runaway slings drugs in COVID-era Shibuya—what could possibly implode?
Set in 2020 in the Shibuya neighborhood of Tokyo, the story revolves around Hachi, a boy who fled to the Japanese capital from his hometown of Fukushima and now lives away from society as an illegal drug dealer.
Cinematography
Empty Shibuya streets hit different post-lockdown.
Acting
Yuki Kura's hollow-eyed weariness is devastating.
Director
Shoki Doi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Fukushima evacuees still face stigma and housing discrimination in Japan, making Hachi's marginalization tragically authentic.
Filmed during actual 2020 lockdowns—those deserted Shibuya crossings required zero set dressing.
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