A canvas painted in black and a canvas painted in vivid yellow-green. They love each other. Grating bone structure. Melting paints. This is a work that draws their love and a virginity loss from aspects of the black canvas.

A canvas painted in black and a canvas painted in vivid yellow-green. They love each other. Grating bone structure. Melting paints. This is a work that draws their love and a virginity loss from aspects of the black canvas.

現実と虚構の狭間で連続殺人事件に巻き込まれていく女性の旅路を描き、物語における主人公の本質に迫った空想連続活劇。 　　久坂部碧は幻影に囚われていた。それは光あふれる教室の窓辺で本を読む青年と「漣聖司」と書かれた檸檬色の栞で、いずれも碧には見覚えがない。しかし碧は突如として、漣聖司と架空犯罪調査局をめぐる連続殺人事件に巻き込まれてしまう。現実と虚構の狭間で事件は次第にエスカレートし、やがてひとつの真実にたどり着く。

Three years have passed since Joji Uehara lost his father and took over his eatery “Yurie”. Despite Joji’s impressive culinary skills, his business continues to dwindle. One day, Kim Joo-ri, who came from South Korea to learn Japanese cuisine, arrives at the restaurant by coincidence. Although they clash over their differing values, the two of them gradually become closer as they work together to revive the struggling business. Guided by Kim’s charmingly unconventional approach to life, the people around her begin to break free from their rigid minds. 　　Director Minami Ikemoto, whose works feature a distinctive cinematic style, won Best Picture (Japanese Short Length category) at SKIP CITY INTERNATIONAL D-Cinema FESTIVAL in 2023. This film is his first feature length work, and stars Sho Aoyagi of Gekidan EXILE, a multi-award-winning actor known for his roles in various films and dramas. Co-starring is Japan-based South Korean actress and model Ha Yeonsoo, who recently gained notable attention for her role in the NHK drama series “The Tiger and Her Wings.”