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Someday, Into Zero-Gravity Space
いつか、無重力の宙で
Four former high school friends reunite in their thirties to rekindle their long-forgotten dream of reaching space.
"OK, I'll take care of it...!" Mochizuki Asuka, 30, barely has time for anything other than the tasks and responsibilities at her job in an advertising agency. But things suddenly change when she bumps into a former high school friend. She and the friend, Hibino Hikari, had started an astronomy club in high school, promising to "go to space together." And after 13 years, Hikari is still pursuing her dream of becoming an astronaut... Eventually, the astronomy club foursome reunite. They can still aim for space—by building their own, original microsatellite!
- Romance
- Thriller
チャチャ
Cha-Cha is an illustrator working at a design office. Her free-spirited behavior sometimes draws the ire of those around her, but she lives by the motto, "I don’t let me worry about what others think any more, just live the way I want”. One day, Cha-Cha meets Raku on the rooftop and she becomes interested in him. Although they are opposites in terms of their tastes, she gradually becomes attracted to Raku, thinking that "we two get along perfect”. What will happen to the unpredictable romance of a stray cat-like girl? A fashionable, tasteful and bizarre story.
- Family
そばかす
Since Kasumi became old enough to understand things, she didn’t know what love was and she doesn’t have any feelings of romance or attraction. Although she has worries about herself, she has lived at her own pace until she turned 30 years old.
She studied at a music university and she wanted to be professional in music, however, she returns to her hometown and works at a call center.
Due to her sister’s marriage and pregnancy, her mother often adds pressure to her, “Don’t you have a boyfriend?” or “You should try to find a steady boyfriend”.
One day, her mother arranged a formal marriage arrangement without her permission. At the meeting table, she met a man who is also seeking just a friendship.
物⼼ついた頃から「恋愛が何なのかわからないし、いつまで経ってもそんな感情が湧いてこない」⾃分に不安を抱きながらも、マイペースで⽣きてきた蘇畑佳純（そばた・かすみ）は30歳になった。⼤学では⾳楽の道を志すも挫折し、現在は地元に戻りコールセンターで苦情対応に追われる。妹の結婚・妊娠もあり、⺟から頻繁に「恋⼈いないの？」「作る努⼒をしなさい！」とプレッシャーをかけられる毎⽇。ついには無断でお⾒合いをセッティングされる始末。しかし、そのお⾒合いの席で、佳純は結婚よりも友達付き合いを望む男性と出会う…
* Hong Kong International Film Festival 2023 - Fantastic Beats
* Helsinki CineAasia 2023（Finland）
* Nippon Connection 2023(Germany) - Nippon Cinema
Shanghai International Film Festival 2023 - Japan Film Week