Stand by · pulling the latest frames
Stand by · pulling the latest frames


After a young boy captures a rare butterfly in Nagasaki, a caterpillar begins a relay-trip toward the northern tip of Hokkaido, serving as a silent witness to a series of vignettes featuring people struggling with the psychological and social scars of post-war Japan.
6.9
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Editorial context, craft details, and films that share its DNA.

Kyū Sazanka