简介：High-schoolboyTakahashiYutaiseffectivelybringinghimselfupalone.Hisfatherislonggoneandhismotherisconstantlyoffontrips;sheleaveshimnotesandmodestamountsofcashtokeephimselffed.Notsurprisingly,he’sabitofaloneratschool.Buthe’sfascinatedbythevagrantmanwhosleepsinaroadtunnelnearhishome,andwhenthatmaniskilled–apparentlybyagangoflocaldelinquents–hesetsoffonaquesttofindthedeadman’sfamilyandfriends,followingcluesintheman’sbag.ForYuta,thisbecomesaformativelessoninthewaysoftheadultworld,takinghimfarbeyondtheteenageobsessionsofhisnoisyclassmates.　　ThisdebutfeaturefromHiroharaSatoruoffersaveryfreshtakeontherite-of-passagetheme;there’snotaclichéinsight.Thewriting,actingandcinematographyareallwelluptoprostandards,butwhatmakesthefilmtrulyexceptionalisthecontrolledbeautyofitsmiseenscène.Agreatfutureawaitsthisyoungwriter-director.—VIFF…