The magic of movies, the mystery of memory.
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.
japan
china
key
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
actress
adventure