Documentary filmmaker Genya Tachibana has tracked down the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, who mysteriously vanished at the height of her career. When he presents her with a key she had lost and thought was gone forever, the filmmaker could not have imagined that it would not only unlock the long-held secrets of Chiyoko’s life... but also his own.
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surreal
earthquake
second sino-japanese war (1937-45)
historical
recluse
adult animation
movie star
story within the story
edo period
sengoku period
shouwa period
accident
anime
meiji period
recollection
movie studio
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