It is impossible to comprehensively map the ultimate extent of the damage wrought by the waves of the corona pandemic in all the layers of the society. It does not, however, require a lot of guesswork to see the links between the steeply increased numbers of corona patients, domestic violence cases and OnlyFans users.

In 2008, an indiscriminate killing which shocked the whole world was carried out in the street of Akihabara. Director Yûsaku Matsumoto was inspired by the Akihabira killing to look at random acts of violence occurring in Japanese society and exploring the aftermath of one such occurrence, and the building-up to another one. By following several people—perpetrators, victims and family of both alike, he tells a human story about inhumane acts.

第30回東京国際映画祭のアジアの未来部門で、日本人監督初の作品賞と監督賞の2冠を達成した人間ドラマ。時代に翻弄され、引き裂かれた在日ミャンマー人家族の実話を基に、切なくも心温まる家族の愛の物語を描く。新鋭、藤元明緒監督が、演技経験のないミャンマーの人々を俳優として起用し、ドキュメンタリーのような臨場感と共に紡ぎ出した。東京の小さなアパートで暮らす在日ミャンマー人の母ケインと幼いふたりの兄弟。入国管理局に捕まった夫に代わり、ケインはひとりで家庭を支えていた。ケインは慣れない日本語で子供たちに一生懸命愛情を注ぐが、父に会えないストレスから兄弟は喧嘩ばかりで……