We often spin tender lies out of love for someone. Fourteen-year-old Kiita has grown up in just such a lie, living alone with his blind mother, Hanae. As his voice begins to change, the boy decides to venture beyond the fence on his own, and in the back alleys of Tokyo comes face to face with realities far removed from what he has known. Yet just as truth has many faces, so too does its opposite, and Kiita gradually comes to see—and accept—that the lie that has protected his world has another face of its own.

1973年，东京。漫画之神·手冢治虫因公司破产及少年漫画杂志连载被终止，一夜之间跌落谷底。被巨额债务和世人“已经完了”的评价所逼，他甚至开始失去对创作的自信。在手冢脑海中复苏的，是战时——连画漫画都不被允许的少年时代的身影。 1945年，大阪。中学生大寒铁郎在军事训练与管控所束缚的日常中，只有一个人，心中燃烧着画漫画的热情。即使被教师和同学们蔑称为“非国民”，甚至原稿被夺走，铁郎的手依然没有停下。他为了“成为漫画家”这个梦想而率直地生活着。因偶然契机接触到他的漫画的同级生·明石健司、女学生·冈本京子与他的相遇，为铁郎的日常带来了小小的变化。在与同伴度过的青春岁月中，逐渐逼近的战火足音，正慢慢侵蚀着无可替代的日常—— 一边触碰着过去的记忆，一边犹豫着是否应该将其画出来的手冢。描绘战争的意义，以及如今的自己能画些什么。在两个交错的时代中，手冢的本能开始觉醒。

A quiet retro barbershop hides a dangerous side hustle—its unassuming owner and a sharp-tongued new assistant team up to solve clients’ problems with brute force, for a hefty fee.

In a coastal town attracting artists, 14-year-old Sosuke and his friends stay busy painting and helping with school projects. As carefree children interact with secret-laden adults, the sunlit ocean reflects their contrasting struggles—kids embracing challenges while adults seek elusive answers.

本剧在漫画作者的监修下，讲述了包含许多原创要素的“天狗的后裔”们一个夏天的故事。这次也会产生新的邂逅。15岁的昂与在都市长大的14岁少年的相遇，与为了夏日祭典从京都来的有意的哥哥慈雨再会，在作物自给自足的过程中出现的自然威胁…

本片改编自诗人中尾太一的诗集《国道29号、解放》，以美丽的自然和恬静的风景为背景，讲述了不善沟通的孤独清洁工中井德子（绫濑遥 饰），别名蜻蜓，和与众不同的少女小春（大泽一菜 饰）出发，在连结兵库·姬路市到鸟取市的国道29号上旅行，通过与奇妙的人们的相遇，收获了丰富的感情， 加强了两人间的羁绊，内心得到满足的公路故事。

2022 film directed by Tomoki Kanazawa