简介：AfictionalizeddocumentaryonJapanesewriterNakagamiKenji,whodiedyoungin1992.NakagamiwasthechronicleroftheseasidetownofShingu.ManyofNakagami'sstoriesaresetinaspecificalleyinShingu,analleythathasnowgone,butthatlivesoninthefictionofNakagami.Andalsooncelluloid,becausethewriterfilmedthealleybeforeitsdemolition.FilmmakerIzuchiKisshugoesinsearchofwhatisleftofNakagami'salley.Thespecificmoodofthesmallharbourtown,however,turnsouttobedifficulttofind.KisshureadsthebooksofNakagamioutloudforusatthelocationswheretheyareset,butitisdifficulttoinvokethemagic.Timeandagain,wereturntothefilmimagesmadebyNakagami,whileKisshuseemstosearchinvaininthepresent.Themoodoftheharbourtownisvulnerableandpreciousyetcandisappearjustlikethat　　KenjiNakagamioneofthemostnotableJapanesewritersofthepost-wardiedin1992.Isworkrevealsastrongconnectiontoishomeland,Kishu:amountainousregionwhichconnectstothepacificoceantroughariver."ToTheAlley"isadocumentaryaboutKenji'slife.Recurringto16mmimagesfromthewriter'spersonalarchiveandaddingnewfootagesthedirectorAoyamatravelstroughthepathsofthelifeandartoftheJapanesewriter…