KYOTO INTERNATIONAL FILM AND ART FESTIVAL

Set in Nanyo City, Yamagata.
One of a 6-part omnibus of films from the 6 prefectures of Tohoku around the theme of bonds.

Set in Iwaki City, Fukushima.
One of a 6-part omnibus of films from the 6 prefectures of Tohoku around the theme of bonds.

Set in Shizukuishi, Iwate and Kakunodate, Akita.
One of a 6-part omnibus of films from the 6 prefectures of Tohoku around the theme of bonds.

Story 1: Beautiful Keirin Bicycle Racing
These days, the town and the bicycle racing circuit are expected to have a clean image. This is the story of Oshima, a middle-aged bicycle racer who is caught between the times. Although he is not yet old enough to retire, he is not able to follow the new ways of living, and spends his days in frustration, having lost the pleasure of drinking, women, and gambling. In the end, all Oshima has left is the bicycle race track and his friends who have become his rivals.
Story 2: Seaside Bicycle
Nagisa, a female fisherman on the wrong side of thirty, goes out to sea every day. One day, she finds a bicycle washed up on the beach. She loves it so much that instead of going out to sea, she rides it around town and refuses to part ways with it. However, Nagisa's father, who is not happy with her, throws her bike away. This is a story like a fairy tale, with a fantastic twist waiting for you at the end.
Story 3: Ice & Oil
Sunako and Hiroshi, who grew up in Tamano City, work at a shipyard. One day, Hiroshi quits his job and starts working at a stylish shaved ice shop. The reason is Momo, a beautiful woman who has moved from Tokyo. Sunako, who has a one-sided crush on Hiroshi, can't help but feel curious about Momo. While Sunako despises Tamano City, Momo praises the city as the gateway to the Setouchi region, which is full of art. The relationship between Sunako and Hiroshi gradually begins to fall apart, but what keeps them together is the symbol of the city, the keirin bicycle race, which has been a close part of their lives since they were children.

Keisuke Yasuda is a filmmaker from Tsuyama City, Okayama Prefecture, who has been barely getting by making promotional videos for companies in Tokyo. Yamamoto, who has written an autobiographical novel about Tsuyama High School, asks him if he would like to make a promotional film about Tsuyama based on the novel. The original story of the novel is about a woman named Tsukiko who was Yamamoto's first love, set in Tsuyama High School. Keisuke, who has always dreamed of making a film, returns to his hometown to write a scenario, but he suffers from the overlap between the woman named Tsukiko in the original story and "that girl" who he knew in his own high school days. That girl was Keisuke's first love when he was in high school. He never told her how he felt about her, and somehow they lost touch, and when he was in his 3rd year in high school, he found out about her accidental death.

The movie takes place in Ogimi, Okinawa.
Akira Kamiya, the owner of a local construction company, was an ideal boss who was well-liked by his employees. However, he is old, suffering from dementia, and is confined to a wheelchair.
He also has a young wife named Yoshiko. Since she is young enough to be his daughter, there are rumors in the village that she is just in it for the money.
Yoshiko pays a visit to Akira every day, sometimes in a wedding dress, sometimes in a red dress.
When Akira's life is almost over, Yoshiko decides to take action. There is a hidden story between the two of them.

Located in the central part of the main island of Okinawa,
Uruma City has been garnering attention as an area popular for bullfighting.
The main character, Tomomi, who has been living with bulls since she was a child working as a cowherd,
is fascinated by them and is struggling to promote the city as a bullfighting town.
Yoshiki, a live-in hoof trimmer, begins to have doubts about his relationship with the bulls.
Based on the true story of Yukie Kudaka, a photographer who published a photo book called Togyu Joshi (Bullfighting Girls),
this story depicts the emotional growth of the main character,
who struggles to promote bullfighting, and a young man who aspires to become a hoof trimmer.

This is a human-interest comedy centered on the story of Teppei, a young man working in farming, and his childhood friend Satsuki, who has returned to her hometown, set in fields of lit-up chrysanthemums in Yomitan Village.
With the beautiful nature of Yomitan Village as a backdrop, the film aims to express rich emotions.
The film is directed by Sho Matsuda, a native of the village and leader of the group Hatsukoi Cro-Magnon, who are active in the Okinawan comedy scene.